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Black Boy Richard Wright narrates the story of his life in three stages in order to trace his growth as an individual and as a writer. The first stage covers his childhood and adolescence in Memphis, West Helena and Jackson respectively. The second stage covers his later adolescence, when he is on the threshold of a new life. The third stage covers his adult life in Chicago. The first stage of the autobiography begins from …

… the world these days. He shows the characteristics of a revolutionary, but a revolutionary who does not give up nor resort to illegal methods to accomplish his dreams. He is a revolutionary who uses his courage, determination, and hope, to accomplish his dreams. Richard Wright shows that nothing is impossible if we have the drive to accomplish it. Richard Wright is a great person and he shows us that in his novel Black Boy.