WHO: Richard Wright
WHAT: Writer best known for Native Son and Black Boy WHEN: Born September 4, 1908; died November 28, 1960 WHERE: Born in Roxie, Mississippi; died in Paris, France WORK WE HAVE HERE AT LC: Native Son: "Trapped in the poverty-stricken ghetto of Chicago's South Side, a young black man finds release only in acts of violence." Wright's work also appears in numerous anthologies. WORDS: “They hate because they fear, and they fear because they feel that the deepest feelings of their lives are being assaulted and outraged. And they do not know why; they are powerless pawns in a blind play of social forces.” (from Native Son) “Literature is a struggle over the nature of reality.” (Native Son) FOR MORE:
0 Comments
Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorAndrea Archives
June 2017
Categories
All
|