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Richard Wright's Black Boy

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Richard Wright gives us a very detailed image of his childhood and young adulthood through his autobiography, Black Boy. His story takes place in the United States, during the 1920’s in the South, to be more specific. His stories include himself, a troublesome four year old, his old and grouchy grandmother, his sick mother and an unacquainted father. Wright is a mischievous and very curious child living in a strict household. There’s not a time he doesn’t get into trouble - from purposely burning down his grandmother’s house by playing with matches… to telling his grandma to “kiss his…” because she needed his assistance in bathing. He somehow manages to grow into a handsome mature man, leaving his childish friends behind, picking up books
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