My
sister once told me that Native Son by Richard Wright was too violent for her.
I thought that she was so strange to say anything is too violent in the United
States. This is the empire of genocide and leader assassinations. Native Son
shows us that the U. S. is also the empire of forced poverty and ethnic
dominance. A poor boy with simple minded parents is doomed unless he can break
out of his experience with his curious mind. Some of us did this by reading
books from writers like Wright. The main character never breaks free from the
plantation rules that govern the U. S. and he suffers the ultimate destruction.
Wright also points out that when the under class blows up from the pressure put
on them from above, sometimes other members of the society can get caught in
the blast. If you find yourself in a rut because of your position in this
society you can wait until a majority realizes that empire is dead and we all
have worth or you can read Native Son by Richard Wright to see what not to
do.
