Consider the following themes treated by the fictional narratives of Richard Wright

Consider the following themes treated by the fictional narratives of Richard Wright

Consider the following themes treated by the fictional narratives of Richard Wright read thus far: escape, hope, faith, terror, oppression, opportunity, struggle, disillusionment, entrapment, inequality, desperation.  Using examples from the stories themselves, discuss the manner in which these themes are raised and addressed by Wright’s short story “Big Boy Leaves Home” and the novel Native Son.  In addressing these themes, you are seeking to propose an answer to the following: is there a narrative connection between these two Wright stories beyond the simple tale of Black boys terrorized by white men, chased from a rural “home” in the oppressive South; Black boys  escaping to the big city north, where they continue to live in awesome fear of the power of “the white man” in a cold, racist and unequal North? In other words, what else is going on in Wright’s work, going on in the worlds of his characters, beyond the above underlined reduction.  Identify and describe the critical connection you draw in your readings of the subject narratives.

 

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In Wright’s books “Big Boy Leaves Home” and “Native son” several themes pertaining to racial discrimination are clearly outlined. While writing these books, Wright tried to bring out the psychological effects of racism on black-Americans. In the book “Native son”, Bigger becomes very desperate in life mainly because of his skin color………………………..

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