Black Boy In the novel Black Boy, by Richard Wright, the author writes autobiographically about his childhood. Throughout his experiences, many different women affect Richard. He describes his relationships with his mother, Granny, and aunts. Each woman in his life influenced Richard's outlook in a different way. Granny happened to have a negative influence on him, though that was surely not her intention. Early in his life, Richard lived with his mother, father, and brother …showed first 75 words of 771 total…

…showed last 75 words of 771 total…express himself. He knew that he was something more than just a product of the South. He knew that he was more than just a Christian. He did not yet know who he was, but he did know who he wasn't, and that was unacceptable to his grandmother. He knew that she loved him. In making his way North, Richard was not only leaving the oppression of the South, but also that of his grandmother.