Black Boy Capítulo seis

In the sixth chapter of Black Boy, Richard Wright becomes angry at his Uncle Tom. After Wright's grandpa dies, his family needs money, and so they need people to rent out some rooms in their house. They invite Uncle Tom's family to come live with them. One morning Uncle Tom awakens Richard and asks him for the time. Richard replies by stating the time. Uncle Tom asks him if that time was correct that he had and Richard says that it may be a little slow or fast, but for the most part it's around the right time. Uncle Tom then becomes angry because he thinks Richard's response was sassy. He then preceded to whip Richard, but Richard doesn't allow him to because he grabs two razor blades and threatens Uncle Tom. The main reason that Wright is pissed at his uncle is because he's tired of always getting beaten and hit for things that he does or says that aren't actually disrespectful. He wasn't about to get beaten by a man who, until that point, been in his life. Richard earned his own money, paid for most of his meals, and basically was an independent; he hadn't had any support from this man who was but a stranger to him.