In the story “Black boy” the thing that Richard does in the face of adversity is that he rebels and gets punished.
The book is set in the very oppressive Jim Crow South from 1912 to 1927 and shows the painful experiences of a black boy, Richard Wright, and the reality of being black in the racist south.
What happened in the book?
The author tells the story of the protagonist, Richard Wright, and serves as an autobiography to show the racist experiences that he faces and endures daily.
We can see that in the face of adversity, he rebels and gets punished and this book is set in the very oppressive Jim Crow South from 1912 to 1927 and shows the painful experiences of a black boy, Richard Wright and the reality of being black in the racist south.
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