Why is Wright Really Hungry? (I don't really know)

Richard Wright is physically hungry because no adult in his life will give him food. Obviously. Wright’s hunger is more than just something physical though. Wright’s hunger is fueled by his anger and confusion at why he can’t eat, one of life’s three basic necessities for survival (food, shelter, clothing). He sees his preacher eating fried chicken right in front of him, yet Wright cannot eat it too. He sees a white family eating an abundance of food, yet Wright is given only their scraps. He sees his father living comfortably with his concubine, yet will give Wright no money for food. Wright expresses his indignation and confusion in this passage. “Watching the white people eat would make my empty stomach churn and I would grow vaguely angry. Why could I not eat when I was hungry? Why did I always have to wait until others were through? I could not understand why some people had enough food and others did not.” (P 19). It is not the hunger that he feels burdened by but his anger over it. When his mother begs him to go ask his father for money for food, Wright refuses. If Wright were simply physically hungry he would go to his father for food. Wright refuses though out of principle.