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Wright's "Black Boy": An Oppressionist Impression - Online Essays

Wright's "Black Boy": An Oppressionist Impression

“You are dead to me dead to christ!” In the following paragraphs,
violence and oppression in Ch. 5 will discussed and analyzed through examination
of Richard Wright's --author of Black Boy(1945)--use of diction, tone, and
metaphors. Were people of his time to read this book it's probable that would
understand, wheather they agree with the author's point of view or not, the
amount of violence and oppression witnessed by a boy his age. Richard Wright,
through the the use of the words his senses produced, brought his past into
light for the children of the future. He allows his readers to feel as he did
under the light of strong persecution with the use of an intimidating, heartfelt
tone.

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fear, Wright converses with the reader as though he were a youth leader telling
a story to a group of boyscouts outside by a campfire. His spellbounding words
chant the reader into his world and produce a map through which the reader
follows his life in the shadows of others. “ I mingled with the boys, hoping to
pass unnoticed , but knowing that sooner or later I would be spotted for a
newcomer. And trouble came quickly- a bloabk boy came bounding past me, thumping
my hat to the ground and yelling.” To keep his audience from dazily drifting
into a state of semi-consiousness, Wright interjects into his prayer with action
in an excited and staggering tone.

“A blow landed on the back of my head. I turned and saw a brick
rolling away and I felt blood oozing down my back. I looked around
and saw several brickbats scattered about. I scooped up and handful.
The two boys backed away. I took aim as they circled me ; I made a
motion as if to ...

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Added: 8/5/2007 07:29:48 PM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 882
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