Black Boy by Richard Wright: A Book Review

Black Boy by Richard Wright: A Book Review

Introduction

Richard Wright explored the experiences of black men in America, focusing on their despair under, and resistance to, the racism of the early to mid-twentieth century. Several of Wright's novels problematize African-American masculinity by questioning the possibility that black men can achieve true manhood while also confronting a code of capitalism and white supremacy that defines all black males as “boys.” This paper presents review of Black Boy by Richard Wright in a concise and comprehensive way.

Black Boy by Richard Wright: A Book Review

Set in the early ...