Black Boy: Poverty

Poverty In the early 1900’s poverty among black people was a major issue in their way of life. For Richard, it made food scarce, shelter inconsistent, and education incomplete. Poverty had many affects on Richard’s life. Food was one of the essentials that Richard needed the most but became scarce due to poverty. When Richard’s father left his family, money became hard to get so they couldn’t buy enough food to fill …

…moved in. Poverty strongly affected Richard’s environment and shelter. Poverty had many affects on Richard’s life. It put his education on hold his shelter unlivable, and food hard to get a hold of. Poverty is a terrible thing and it affects many people in this world. Most people who live in poverty as a child basically give up on life but Richard Wright was different. He grew up and became an achieved author.