How violence makes us who we are: Black Boy Black Boy has a lot
to do with violence, and things people should not be subjected
to. It is life however and it is something we all must face.
It’s inevitable for us, and an obstacle that we must overcome or
we will be stuck in the background. Some things in life we are
not able to get around, such as death and taxes. Another one of
these is a struggle for control through aggressive behavior to
show ones dominance in a group. Let that group be family,
friends, or co-workers. Richard Wright clearly states this in
his book, Black Boy that the road to being on top will leave a
trail of blood and hurt. The main character, Richard (A
character who is an autobiographical character as well as a
fictional character) must fight his way through poverty to
become something more. He fights kids from his block when he was
young, then he fought society by trying to break a stereotype.
People would be compelled to read it to follow the story of
Richard and seeing how he pulls him