Read the passage from Black Boy. From the white landowners above him there had not been handed to him a chance to learn the meaning of loyalty, of sentiment, of tradition. Joy was as unknown to him as was despair. As a creature of the earth, he endured, hearty, whole, seemingly indestructible, with no regrets and no hope. He asked easy, drawling questions about me, his other son, his wife, and he laughed, amused, when I informed him of their destinies. I forgave him, and pitied him as my eyes looked past him to the unpainted wooden shack. What does this excerpt suggest?

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Jamie Zamora

3 March, 20:14

Read the passage from Black Boy. From the white landowners above him there had not been handed to him a chance to learn the meaning of loyalty, of sentiment, of tradition. Joy was as unknown to him as was despair. As a creature of the earth, he endured, hearty, whole, seemingly indestructible, with no regrets and no hope. He asked easy, drawling questions about me, his other son, his wife, and he laughed, amused, when I informed him of their destinies. I forgave him, and pitied him as my eyes looked past him to the unpainted wooden shack. What does this excerpt suggest?

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The passage is from memoir Black Boy (1945) written by Richard Wright.

The book is about a black boy, Wright, who faces racism and violence from the white landowners. His father was also violent towards them and soon he left them.

It talks about how his harsh life has taken away his sense of humanity and made him nearly numb.

Richard Wright (1908-1960) was an American author who wrote about racial themes, especially related to the African Americans during the late 19th to mid 20th centuries.