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. ... Their were many events in Richard Wright's life which may have shaped his philosophy of his life. ... A major lesson that Richard Wright had learned throughout his life about himself was when Reynolds and Pease ganged up on Richard. ... A major lesson that Richard Wright has taught me, in when Shorty, a young black boy, gets beat by the white people and jokes about it. ... The part that I thought wa...

• Word Count: 1641
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School