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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Jean Phillips

4 April, 06:37

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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Ronald Hammond · Answer 1

Answer is: it takes away his sense of humanity and his ability to feel.

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

This excerpt is from memoir Black Boy (1945) written by Richard Wright.

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