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An Analysis Of Richard Wright's The Rights To The Streets Of Memphis

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A mother should love for her children. What can be said about a mother's love when she threatens to whip her child? Is she being excruciating? Richard Wright's short story "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis," characterize Mrs. Wright as strong, caring, and wise black woman who is forced with a difficult situation. Should she "baby" him and prevent him from fighting, or should she encourage him to fight and "stand up like a man"? The story can be disputed in two parts. In the first part, we hear about a family that hungers, and in the second part we hear about how Mrs. Wright gets a job and gives one of the sons the mission to be the head of the family. She was left alone to raise her children on her own. They had no food and no money, for this reason, she made her son do something he wasn't prepared for.

Mrs. Wright stayed strong during difficult family crisis. She never broke down about her sons' father absence in their life. Mrs. Wright is a very strong black woman. She was willing to find a job for her sons so they could have food to eat considering their father had left. He was the one that always brought home food. Wright questioned Richard "Where's your father, and who brings food into this house?" At the time he didn't know his father had left. Therefore, she made her son, Richard, face his fears by walking the …show more content…

In other words, Mrs. Wright sent Richard to the store not so he could be beaten but so he could face the boys. If she hadn't did what she did, he would be scared of everyone all his life. Even though the method of her sending him was bloody, it was a very efficient way of getting him to stand up for himself and become the "man of the house" for his mother. The mother did not want to get involved but she helps him master his difficult situation. Richard finally understands that he cannot escape his problems and must face

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