Reconstruction of Black Experiences in Richard Wright'sBlack Boy
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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.