Responding to Reading In the story, "The library Card," Richard Wright took one step closer to achieving the American dream. ... The books that Richard Wright tried so desperately to attain helped him to get a better handle on the American dream. If Richard Wright had never read those books, chances are, he would never have made the effort to pick up his life and move it along. ... Wright then became more knowledgeable. ... In this case, it was a huge obstacle that Richard Wright may never have overcome....

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• Grade Level: High School

In the story, "The library Card," Richard Wright took one step closer to achieving the American dream. ... The books that Richard Wright tried so desperately to attain helped him to get a better handle on the American dream. If Richard Wright had never read those books, chances are, he would never have made the effort to pick up his life and move it along. ... Wright then became more knowledgeable. ... In this case, it was a huge obstacle that Richard Wright may never have overcome....

• Word Count: 300
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

It is a powerful testament of Richard Wright's life which depicts a tale of hope and determination. ... Wright is never fully accepted even amongst his own people. ... Wright's greatest hunger is for knowledge itself. ... Wright cares not for people but words. ... Wright flees to Memphis where meets a Jewish man who helps him to continue his education by giving him his library card. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the story, "The library Card," Richard Wright took one step closer to achieving the American dream. ... The books that Richard Wright tried so desperately to attain helped him to get a better handle on the American dream. If Richard Wright had never read those books, chances are, he would never have made the effort to pick up his life and move it along. ... Wright then became more knowledgeable. ... In this case, it was a huge obstacle that Richard Wright may never have overcome. ...

• Word Count: 302
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

Black Boy Author: Richard Wright Theme: The autobiographical account of Richard Wright takes place in the south from 1900 to 1945, and his fueled hatred towards white people in the South as he grows up. ... When he moves out on his own, he has enough money to get a library card where he spends so much time reading from great authors. ... Richard Wright's theme in the book was trying to inform the reader about the misinterpretations that he and others had about society and the way it was ran. ... The way Richard Wright writes is something I find very easy to read. ... They say that ...

• Word Count: 1389
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School