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Richard Wright's Essay: Bridget And The Delivery Man

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During the discussion, last Thursday Bridget made an excellent point about the scene where the delivery man teaches Richard Wright to count. When I read the passage on my own I thought of it as the point where Wright’s education began. However, Bridget made an excellent lint about the genuinely of the scene. She saw a man, perhaps one of the only men, to leave a positive impact on young Richard Wright’s life. Bridget saw a man who took time out of his busy day to teach a boy a vital skill, instead of ripping off Richard’s family.

We know Richard did not have a strong male role model since his abandoned them when Richard was 6, leaving Richard, his brother, and mother starving. Even when his father was around Richard held a great disdain for
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