Reconstruction of Black Experiences in Richard Wright'sBlack Boy

Abstract

Richard Wright'sBlack Boystands as a novel unfolding the racial issues in the American society. This work basically focuses on the deplorable condition of the oppressed African Americans and their consequent resistance against the white domination. The long-standing history of racial discrimination hasmade Richard the victim of oppression and humiliation and this ultimately leads his life to tumultuous uncertainty and hatred. Realizing that his life is a deep sense of disordered human identity, he finds his dignity and self forces him to develop rebellious and aggressive attitudes towards the rigid social values and norms. With this rebellion, he sets out to reconstruct his experiences in the white dominated society.