Compare And Contrast Black Boy And A Raisin In The Sun

Why do people always criticize one another? You hardly hear people compliment each other, or congratulate another. Instead we bring others down daily and do not even think twice about what that negative comment can do to that person. In the autobiography Black Boy by Richard Wright and the film A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, both of the main characters are two good examples of people bringing people down because of their differences. They are also good examples of people who did not let racial discrimination stop them from achieving their dreams. Both Richard Wright and Walter Lee Younger have many similarities and differences of traits between them. Richard Wright from Black Boy is very defensive when it comes to being blamed

I bit her hand and we rolled, kicking, scratching, hitting, fighting for our lives” (Wright 108). Aunt Addie tries whipping Richard once again after they get home. Richard does not let her but does not want to be violent with her either. Eventually he lets the truth come out and tells his Aunt that he was not the one who threw walnuts on the floor. Instead of accepting this information and telling Richard that she was glad for his honesty, she tells him that she is going to whip him for not telling the truth in the first place. Unlike what happened in class, Richard fights back and does not stand for his unnecessary beating. Richard and his aunt do not have the best relationship. Although Richard and his grandmother do not get along so well either, Richard and his Aunt are always arguing and are not capable of having a decent conversation without them getting mad at each other. That being said, his Aunt is the one that provokes him the most. “For a month after that I took a kitchen knife to bed with me each night, hiding it under my pillow so that when Aunt Addie came I could protect myself. But

Both Richard and Walter Lee have dreams that they wish to reach. Richard’s dream is to be a writer and to be able to read anything he wants, while Walter’s dream is to have more money to support his family better. Richard comes from a poor family and wants a better life for himself. For example, he gets a job to work for his neighbor to gain money even though his grandmother and aunt refused for him to do so. In the same way, Walter wants a better life for him and his family. Though the plan Walter had in mind to make more money backfired, he still tried to give them a better life and it’s the thought that counts. In addition, Richard and Walter both are determined to achieve their dreams and not just sit around waiting for it to magically come true. However, as many similarities as they share, they also are different by the way they act. Richard loves his mother and wants to be close to her when she gets sick, but since Richard has not been exposed to a lot of love and support from people around him he does not really care much for family. In the contrary, Walter Lee is not only trying to make a better life for himself but also his