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    Richard Wright was an influential African American author born in 1908 in Mississippi. He had an unhappy childhood, with an absent father and abusive family members. Wright moved north and held various jobs before joining the Communist Party and becoming an expatriate writer. His 1940 novel Native Son was a popular and critical success, selling over 215,000 copies in its first 3 weeks. The book tells the story of Bigger Thomas, an anti-hero who searches for a way to live despite facing rejection from a hostile white society. Wright aimed to write a story so impactful that it would force white America to confront racism without denying its existence.

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    Richard Wright was an influential African American author born in 1908 in Mississippi. He had an unhappy childhood, with an absent father and abusive family members. Wright moved north and held various jobs before joining the Communist Party and becoming an expatriate writer. His 1940 novel Native Son was a popular and critical success, selling over 215,000 copies in its first 3 weeks. The book tells the story of Bigger Thomas, an anti-hero who searches for a way to live despite facing rejection from a hostile white society. Wright aimed to write a story so impactful that it would force white America to confront racism without denying its existence.

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    Richard Wright was an influential African American author born in 1908 in Mississippi. He had an unhappy childhood, with an absent father and abusive family members. Wright moved north and held various jobs before joining the Communist Party and becoming an expatriate writer. His 1940 novel Native Son was a popular and critical success, selling over 215,000 copies in its first 3 weeks. The book tells the story of Bigger Thomas, an anti-hero who searches for a way to live despite facing rejection from a hostile white society. Wright aimed to write a story so impactful that it would force white America to confront racism without denying its existence.

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    Richard Wright was an influential African American author born in 1908 in Mississippi. He had an unhappy childhood, with an absent father and abusive family members. Wright moved north and held various jobs before joining the Communist Party and becoming an expatriate writer. His 1940 novel Native Son was a popular and critical success, selling over 215,000 copies in its first 3 weeks. The book tells the story of Bigger Thomas, an anti-hero who searches for a way to live despite facing rejection from a hostile white society. Wright aimed to write a story so impactful that it would force white America to confront racism without denying its existence.

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    Native Son

    & Richard Wright


    The day Native Son appeared, American culture was changed foreverit made impossible a repetition of old lies. -Irving Howe

    Of course I had an unhappy childhood. The happy childhood is hardly worth your while.

    Wright background
    Born Mississippi 1908 Father leaves Abusive mother, grandmother, whites Valedictorian of Middle school Drops out after 8th grade Moves North

    Life in Natchez, Mississippi

    Wright background (contd)


    Dead end jobs
    Janitor Post office

    Federal Writers project Communist Party - 1933 Expatriate Wrote Uncle Toms Children - Popular success

    Goals for Native Son


    Published in 1940 Book of the Month Club 3 weeks sold 215,000 Based on a story of a real man New version published 1993
    To write a book so hard and so deep that white America will have to face it w/out the consolation of tears.

    On Bigger Thomas
    Anti-hero Shows society its savagery Searches for a desire to live
    Despite a hostile environment Despite white rejection of ever effort toward self realization

    Wrights Philosophy
    All Native Sons victims of white caste ideology
    WHITE Black

    Exist in HATE, SHAME and FEAR Treated as less than human - escape into excess

    Escapes Into Excess


    Excess of : Violence Sex Drugs/alcohol Religion

    Black persons condition in America traced directly to treatment by whites

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