Black Boy by Richard Wright Book Report

Richard Wright's list of "topics that southern white men did not like to discuss with Negroes" (231) was forbidden because of the relationship that the Negroes would acquire with the southern white men in the Jim Crow south. If Negroes could relate to white men or if Negroes could discriminate then they would no longer be perceived as the lowest class. <Tab/>Wright knew the reason why these topics could not be …

…south. These ties of discussion would bring about the same kind of reactions, discomfort, awkwardness, anger and aggression, and possibly rebellion in the long run. Southern white men could never let any of these ties arise. Both groups knew of these topics, but both groups also knew of the ties and reactions that accompany the topics of discussion. Therefore both groups avoided the forbidden topics. <Tab/> <Tab/>