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Loss Of Innocence In Richard's Life

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When Richard finally learned to read and count, he got even more curious. He would ask questions about everything, and that is how he learned about the differences between whites and blacks. He heard about white people, but he never pondered about the meaning. He saw them so many times that is was normal. To Richard they were people like everybody else and lived life like everybody did. When he asked about the different names of people he never got a clear answer to his question. This caused Richard to stare at the white people and try to make sense of the differences. This was one of the first steps of the loss of innocence in Richard’s life. A moment of realization. (122 words)

The small fight that Richard had with Granny shows Richard’s love and interest in literature. To Richard, arts and ideas provide a sense of creativity to people. But to Granny, Richard’s interest in fiction is unthinkable because it is …show more content…

Richard’s life in a small town is changed to him living in a large city. In the town he used to live in, he had a hard time with relationships, but in the city he receives easy ones. Memphis is a significant place in Richard’s life because all of the big changes happened there and those changes were occurring in short periods of time. These changes mark the beginning of his new life. (86 words)

The situation that Richard and Harrison are put in is caused by racism. This racism causes the two to act unlike themselves and be suspicious of each other. When they talk about the problem and conclude that neither of them has to will to hurt the other, they should have gotten over it. Yet, the suspicion remains between the two. Richard and Harrison are unable to endure the racism and start to believe in the rumors. They give in and decide to fight. During the fight they go all in and soon a true fight occurs. Racism cause more violence to occur and cause them to be act irrationally. (109

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