Aguirre
Sidney Aguirre
English 111-02
Professor Weitz
4 March 2015
The Complex Journey to Self
In Black Boy, Richard Wright uses a paradox to describe the Jim Crow South when he
states “This was the culture from which I sprang. This was the terror from which I fled” (281).
The struggles Richard faced when growing up were the results of not having control over his
own life. This was because white race dominated nearly every aspect of the black race’s lives.
The inequality between the two races brought about endless limitations for the blacks, making
