Synopsis of Richard Wright's Life
- Richard’s dad had left when he was young and his mother became really sick.
- Richard was sent to an orphanage and tried to run away.
- He became an alcoholic when he was 6 years old.
- He was separated from his brother.
- While trying to find work, he encountered racism many times.
- Richard dreamed about moving north, where rumor has it that racism doesn't exist.
- Richard pushes out religion and his family.
- Richard gets interested into reading and writing.
- Richard moves to go find money and respect.
- Richard decided that the Communist Party was going to be the great savior of the black race.
- The Great Depression hit Richard and nearly everyone else was out of a job.
- He realized his secret tool is not Communism; he just needed a pen and some paper so, Richard sat down to write.