Richard Wright's A Hunger For Books

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Learning can be a struggle for those who have a difficult time understanding right away. Some students just give up if they can’t figure it out. In his essay, “A Hunger for Books,” noted Richard Wright explains what it felt like when he first discovered the power of writing. Wright mentions he was denied the education, but when he learned he found a new hunger (4). As Wright points out, learning gave him a new hunger. When I was younger, I felt that if I didn’t understand something, then just to give up on it all together. But, after awhile I learned if I continued to keep trying then I will finally got it. It made learning increasingly more interesting.

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