Q:What types of things does Richard "hunger" for
and what are the effects (positive and negative) of hunger?
Richard seems to have a life that really employs the cold, hard truth of how one must care for oneself or no one else. He hungers many things, but his family is either unable to purge his hunger or unwilling to. His mom tries, but she "suffers yet another stroke of paralysis and again I had to watch her suffer, listen to her groans, powerless to help" (Wright 156). He hungers for belonging that he has never been able to achieve, even among the closest of his family. He also hungers for food, which to him seems to be a luxury, not just survival. He even hid food so he'd have "a bulwark against any possible attack of hunger" (Wright 50). His hungers make him strive for more than others would. His hunger for food and belonging leads him to getting jobs bringing more of the horizon into view. His hunger also for a peaceful family never does come to him, but he is able to stop their physical abuse towards by fighting back.
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Terry-I feel like you covered all the main bases with this quote. You got the physical hunger and the hunger the belonging, and how it affected him. The more I read of this book, the more I see that Richard is an outsider, so something good to think about would be how did Richard get to be on the outside, even from his family? But I don't want that to be next weeks blog assignment, because I think that it would be hard. Nice job Terry!
I meant to say that you covered the main bases with this post. Sorry!
Hi Terry,
I like your entry and how it linked Richard's physical hunger to his other problems in life. Nice short and terse (As Ms. F says) and at the same time, you had all of your examples and points. Great job!
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