In the excerpts from Black Boy that we read, we saw many scenes of moments as Richard grew up: fighting on the streets of Memphis, being so hungry that he felt faint, having to pull grass on his hands and knees, his encounter with the head of the orphanage, running away from the orphanage, his encounter with white policemen, his father and new wife, his father as an old man, etc. Which of the man scenes did you feel really expressed a struggle that helped Richard to grow up to be the man he became? Why? (The deadline to post a response is midnight, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014.)Sunday, October 19, 2014
The struggles of growing up
In the excerpts from Black Boy that we read, we saw many scenes of moments as Richard grew up: fighting on the streets of Memphis, being so hungry that he felt faint, having to pull grass on his hands and knees, his encounter with the head of the orphanage, running away from the orphanage, his encounter with white policemen, his father and new wife, his father as an old man, etc. Which of the man scenes did you feel really expressed a struggle that helped Richard to grow up to be the man he became? Why? (The deadline to post a response is midnight, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014.)
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I think the moment that best expressed his struggle was when he had to fight the boys in the street to buy the groceries. I think it helped him to become an independent man, who can deal with his struggles and problems by himself. It also showed him that he is more capable of accomplishing things than he would ever imagined, which gives him the motivation to accomplish even more.
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