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# Black Boy

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Review: Lessons In Sociology - Richard Wright, born in 1908, tells his life's story while living in Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and later, the more accepting city of Chicago, in this interesting and eloquently written autobiography. A self-taught reader and never formally-taught writer, Mr. Wright was an incredible writer and story-teller, lending his gifted talent to the reflective re-telling of his own memories and story. There are glimpses into the harsh, oppressive, White-dominated southern world in which Mr. Wright was born into, and equal glimpses into his genius mind and questioning psyche. From page 100: "At the age of twelve, before I had had one full year of formal schooling, I had a conception of life that no experience would ever erase, a predilection for what was real that no argument could ever gainsay, a sense of the world that was mine and mine alone, a notion as to what life meant that no education could ever alter, a conviction that the meaning of living came only when one was struggling to wring a meaning out of meaningless suffering." A sample of Mr. Wright's struggle of strong will and mighty sense of justice within an environment in which he tried desperately to be subservient is found on page 164: "Was I really as bad as my uncles and aunts and Granny repeatedly said? Why was it considered wrong to ask questions? Was I right when I resisted punishment? It was inconceivable to me that one should surrender to what seemed wrong, and most of the people I had met seemed wrong. Ought one to surrender to authority even if one believed that that authority was wrong? If the answer was yes, then I knew that I would always be wrong, because I could never do it. Then how could one live in a world in which one's mind and perceptions meant nothing and authority and tradition meant everything? There were no answers." Another insight during his younger years, while working in a diner and talking to the White waitresses while on break, is found on pages 271-272: "I often wondered what they were trying to get out of life, but I never stumbled upon a clue, and I doubt if they themselves had an notion. They lived on the surface of their days; their smiles were surface smiles, and their tears were surface tears. Negroes lived a truer and deeper life than they, but I wished that Negroes, too, could live as thoughtlessly, serenely as they. The girls never talked of their feelings; none of them possessed the insight or the emotional equipment to understand themselves or others. How far apart in culture we stood! All my life I had done nothing but feel and cultivate my feelings; all their lives they had done nothing but strive for petty goals, the trivial material prizes of American life. We shared a common tongue, but my language was a different language from theirs." The ending paragraphs of "Black Boy" poetically describe Mr. Wright's desire to write: "I picked up a pencil and held it over a sheet of white paper, but my feelings stood in the way of my words. Well, I would wait, day and night, until I knew what to say. Humbly now, with no vaulting dream of achieving a vast unity, I wanted to try to build a bridge of words between me and that world outside, that world which was so distant and elusive that it seemed unreal. "I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other words to tell, to march, to fight, to create a sense of the hunger for life that gnaws in us all, to keep alive in our hearts a sense of the inexpressibly human." A powerful book and story of a brilliant man, this recommended one for all readers includes many lessons and triumphs over the overwhelming obstacles set before him as he retained his underlying strength, courage and undeniable individualism.
Review: Good book - Good book

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #898,933 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #122 in Black & African American Biographies #143 in African American Demographic Studies (Books) #596 in Discrimination & Racism |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,053) |
| Dimensions  | 5.5 x 1.12 x 8.25 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0061443085 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0061443084 |
| Item Weight  | 14.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 448 pages |
| Publication date  | April 29, 2008 |
| Publisher  | Harper Perennial Modern Classics |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lessons In Sociology
*by R***E on July 17, 2006*

Richard Wright, born in 1908, tells his life's story while living in Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and later, the more accepting city of Chicago, in this interesting and eloquently written autobiography. A self-taught reader and never formally-taught writer, Mr. Wright was an incredible writer and story-teller, lending his gifted talent to the reflective re-telling of his own memories and story. There are glimpses into the harsh, oppressive, White-dominated southern world in which Mr. Wright was born into, and equal glimpses into his genius mind and questioning psyche. From page 100: "At the age of twelve, before I had had one full year of formal schooling, I had a conception of life that no experience would ever erase, a predilection for what was real that no argument could ever gainsay, a sense of the world that was mine and mine alone, a notion as to what life meant that no education could ever alter, a conviction that the meaning of living came only when one was struggling to wring a meaning out of meaningless suffering." A sample of Mr. Wright's struggle of strong will and mighty sense of justice within an environment in which he tried desperately to be subservient is found on page 164: "Was I really as bad as my uncles and aunts and Granny repeatedly said? Why was it considered wrong to ask questions? Was I right when I resisted punishment? It was inconceivable to me that one should surrender to what seemed wrong, and most of the people I had met seemed wrong. Ought one to surrender to authority even if one believed that that authority was wrong? If the answer was yes, then I knew that I would always be wrong, because I could never do it. Then how could one live in a world in which one's mind and perceptions meant nothing and authority and tradition meant everything? There were no answers." Another insight during his younger years, while working in a diner and talking to the White waitresses while on break, is found on pages 271-272: "I often wondered what they were trying to get out of life, but I never stumbled upon a clue, and I doubt if they themselves had an notion. They lived on the surface of their days; their smiles were surface smiles, and their tears were surface tears. Negroes lived a truer and deeper life than they, but I wished that Negroes, too, could live as thoughtlessly, serenely as they. The girls never talked of their feelings; none of them possessed the insight or the emotional equipment to understand themselves or others. How far apart in culture we stood! All my life I had done nothing but feel and cultivate my feelings; all their lives they had done nothing but strive for petty goals, the trivial material prizes of American life. We shared a common tongue, but my language was a different language from theirs." The ending paragraphs of "Black Boy" poetically describe Mr. Wright's desire to write: "I picked up a pencil and held it over a sheet of white paper, but my feelings stood in the way of my words. Well, I would wait, day and night, until I knew what to say. Humbly now, with no vaulting dream of achieving a vast unity, I wanted to try to build a bridge of words between me and that world outside, that world which was so distant and elusive that it seemed unreal. "I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other words to tell, to march, to fight, to create a sense of the hunger for life that gnaws in us all, to keep alive in our hearts a sense of the inexpressibly human." A powerful book and story of a brilliant man, this recommended one for all readers includes many lessons and triumphs over the overwhelming obstacles set before him as he retained his underlying strength, courage and undeniable individualism.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book
*by D***G on February 14, 2026*

Good book

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ powerful
*by D***B on January 30, 2026*

classic—but not for everyone

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