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Richard Wright was a young man growing up in the Jim Crow south, and many things influenced him, such as: his family and religion, the black community, white people and racism, and his own intelligence. ... Before long, Wright left because of a fear of a young boy who died in his room; he went back to Jackson to live with Granny and his mother. ... They didn’t get good jobs or good pay, while whites got better jobs even though they might not have been as good as a skilled black person. ...
Another important influence was the black community. The black community was a friend to Wright. ... One time at Wright’s second optical company job the boss tried to set Harrison, a black boy that worked across the street, on Wright and Wright on Harrison. ... The black community just felt safer when they were around their own kind; they felt scared around the blacks.
Approximate Word count = 1109
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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