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Use Of Language In The Expression Of Racism
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Wright’s
powerful autobiography and our main concentration in the project,
BlackBoy is a record of childhood and youth which was published in 1945.
After then, there was a wave of great hostility towards black writers,
so Richard Wright fled to Paris. In 1953, Wright published The Outsider
and in 1954 Savage Holding was published, when he traveled to Ghana he
wrote about his experience in Black power (1954). This was followed by a
collection of essays. White listen (1957), The psychological reaction
of the oppressed people and the literature of the Negro in the United
States.
Wright final novel, The Long Dream was published in 1958. He
died of a heart attack in Paris on 28th November 1960. Richard Wright
was indeed a true voice of the Black Americans, every bit of his
literary works sought to bring an end to physical and psychological
oppression and also abolish racism and oppression.
1.3 PURPOSE OF STUDY
The
purpose of this study is to determine the use language in the
expression of racism of Richard Wright in his autobiography BlackBoy.
This
essay concentrates on the theme of racism in Black American literature.
Our intention is to show that racism indeed is a prominent theme in
BlackBoy especially because the book was written during the Jim Crow era
at a point where racism was very prominent in the American society.
It
also looks at the personal understanding of the Blackman’s point of
view and his situation. Examples of racism and oppression are cited in
BlackBoy. This project exposes how racism and oppression affects the
mentality and the way of living of the Black race, reducing them to a
level of inferiority, in every aspect of their lives.
1.4 SCOPE AND LIMITATION
Our
scope and limitation is on the theme of racism in BlackBoy by Richard
Wright so as to prevent the project from being untidy and ambiguous in
nature. From intense research we believe that BlackBoy, an eye witness
account is accurate enough to fully express the terms of racial
segregation and oppression because it has made a strong impact on
American literature with its strong commentary on the cultural,
political, racial and social issues going on during the period of 20th
century racism.
The very title of the book “BlackBoy†already gives
us an idea of our thematic discussion because he uses the term ‘Black’
in the title to emphasize the fundamental racial facts of his life (the
author Richard Wright); the black against the white. Black race
subordinate to the white race which is the main and only scope and
limitation.
1.5 JUSTIFICATION
Many works have been carried out on
Black American literature majorly focusing on self identity and racism.
For example Babalola (1992) “The concept of racism and crisis of self
identity in James Baldwin’s Go Tell it on the Mountain (1954) and George
Lamming’s Water with Berries (1972) focused on aspect of racism. Both
novels highlighted the concept of self identity. The present study will
be different from the works mentioned above. It will shed more light on
oppression experienced by the African’s using Richard Wright’s
autobiographical novel {BlackBoy}. black american literature
1.6 METHODOLOGY
The
methodology used in this project is a Carl Jung (1952) psychological
approach in literature. It is believed that this approach will best
expose the inner mind and psychological torture of the Black American
characters in Black Boy. Oppression and Racism are better analysed,
examined and portrayed through the workings of the intellectual thinking
of those affected.black american literature This approach is the only
approach that has helped to review visual and close insight of
confrontations and conflicts between the Blacks and the Whites. black
american literature Concentration is placed on the major character which
serves as the representative character for the Blacks.black american
literature Through his life experience, we can deduce the predicament of
the Black Americans in South Africa. black american literature
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Obviously, it has been brought to mind that racism is one of the major issues in Black American literature and has triggered concerns over the years. This study will attempt to make readers realize these themes in Richard Wright’s Black Boy by analyzing the concept of racial segregation of Black in America. We will examine the historical perspective of Black writing narrative and the effects of racism, which include poverty, hunger assault etc. and the ways through which the blacks reacte ... Continue reading---
