Every mother is supposed to love their children, but sometimes a mother has to teach their children a lesson. Whether it’s common or unusual, every mother has method to teach their children something the hard way. Richard Wright’s short story “The Rights to the Streets of Memphis,” depicts Mrs. Wright as strong, caring, and wise. Based on the evidence of how Mrs. Wright handles the things that come her way throughout the story, it’s true. This true story shows many examples of Mrs. Wright’s emotional strength. Although she was struggling with her husband abandoning her with no money, no job, and two kids she still doesn’t break down. Instead of giving up, she started working very for a very low paying job as a cook. It’s inspiring to know that with all that pressure that she faced, Mrs. Wright never …show more content…
Wright’s wisdom was when she sent Richard to go shopping for food. He came back empty handed and crying. Some boys had stolen all the money and sent him running home in panic. She sent him out again with more money and another list, he returned home shortly with the same story. Mrs. Wright knew that she wasn’t always going to be around to defend him, to teach him a lesson on how to defend himself she sent him out again and gave him a heavy stick. On his way to the store they surrounded him. He started hitting them with all the energy he had in his body. All the kids fled and never bothered him again. Richard gained to things that day, his manhood, and the rights to the streets of Memphis. Mrs. Wright loved her children, but that night she needed to teach her son a lesson. It may have been unusual, but he had to be talt the hard way. It’s true, Mrs. Wright was truly strong, very caring, and very wise. It’s thanks to these features that she was able to provide for her family and raise her children all on her own. It is truly amazing that even when carrying all that weight on her shoulders, Mrs. Wright still worked very hard and never gave