Black boy

Black boy

Black Boy

“I told my mother I wanted to learn to read and she encouraged me” this is one of Richards’s prevalent interests in education, reading, as well as writing since he was a young boy. In this novel, Black Boy an autobiography written by Richard Wright, he writes about several occurrences regarding the societal issue of education. Overall Richard dealt very well with his education although he had a tough beginning   in the classroom when it came to participating on his own in front of his fellow peers. Richard Wright thoroughly and clearly wrote about all his educational experiences that he endured in school, as well as out of school, such as his timidity in the classroom, him having to manage both work and school, and his longing to read no matter what obstacles came his way to try and stop that “hunger”.
Richards first day of school took place at the Howard Institute although he began school at a later age than usual. He was very eager to learn after he “…had learned to count to a hundred and I[Richard] was overjoyed.” He felt a sense of accomplishment that he wanted to let his mom know what he learned that day, after that day his mother began to put effort into beginning his education by teaching him how to read, telling him stories, and guiding him through the newspapers on Sundays. Even though he enjoyed learning “…when I reached the school grounds I became terrified, wanted to return home…” but the boys in the neighborhood gave him the extra push that he needed to keep walking into the building. He was horrified in the beginning because it was a different setting that he was used to, his house and without the comfort of his mother made it worse. The first occasion that clearly shows his timidity that he gets in the classroom when he has to participate on his own in front of his peers, is when all the students are reciting their name and address. When his turn approached he found himself “…utterly incapable of opening my...