Black Boy's Journey

The novel “Black Boy,” written by Richard Wright takes you back in the deep south of Jackson, Mississippi where whites attempted to tame into submission blacks by hard discipline. It seemed that the more Richard had gained in life, the more he was hurt. Richard was alienated from his environment, even though he tried to distance himself from the prejudice all around him, the white people still tried to turn him into the stereotypical southern …

…to survive in the severe environment that occupied him. There are not many people of his kind, not many people capable of fulfilling their dreams and desires. I think that to overcome and achieve what he had achieved requires control of emotional, feelings, and a sparkle that lights the beginning of a dream. His desire inspires and pushes to achieve many things that seem impossible even to dream about, which helps us achieve our goals.