Wright's Realization

At the end of the book “Black Boy” Richard Wright comes to a conclusion. Wright realizes America still has a long way to go before equality rings true. Wright says, “It’s going to take a long and bloody time, a lot of stumbling and a lot of falling, before they find the right road. …Until they learn how to live.”p 382. Throughout the entire book Wright is looking for the meaning behind meaningless suffering and how to put a stop to it. By the end of the book Wright has taken on a more resigned and dejected tone. He will continue to try to educate the minority and fight for what he believes is right. His only hope: an answer. I find the ending hopeful yet harshly real at the same time. I agree with Wright, all one can do is not give up and eventually wait for the change that is needed. Wright says he hopes to keep alive in our hearts a sense of the inexpressibly human. I think most people do not realize this quality exists, none the less within them. Wright’s fight is one I wish we all realized we must participate in. Everyone is equal. Everyone deserves equal opportunity for success in life. Unfortunately that is not The United State’s law or government. In response we as a country must not give up our fight for liberty and the right to the pursuit of happiness.