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that was hated by the white Southerners. “Richard, don’t mention this to the other white men,” (pg.321) the Irish Catholic said to Wright, which indicates that he is not a typical white southerner who is against the blacks. If there is anyone who is in favor of the blacks, they are automatically disliked by the other whites. The Irish Catholic has absolutely nothing again Richard taking out books to read. Other people will be suspicious and they think it is wrong for black people to read.
Richard was forced to forge a note to the librarian saying that the Irish wanted to take out books by Mencken. He wrote, “Dear Madam: Will you please let this nigger boy have some books by H.L. Mencken?” (pg.321) He used the words “nigger boy” to make the librarian feel that he could not possibly be the one who wrote the note. The word “nigger” was frequently used in the past, and it is still used today. A nigger is a black person, but it is used to insult them. The librarian asked ...

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differently and they opened his eyes. Every time he read a book, he could not put it down. The mood of it lingered, coloring everything he saw, heard, did. He identified himself with the books he read, and it made him vaguely guilty. “Would I, filled with bookish notions, act in a manner that would make the whites dislike me?” he questioned himself and it made him feel isolated from the world around him. Every time he reads a book, he learns something new. Reading grew into a passion for him. He could now identify his boss as an American type. He felt a vast distance between him and his boss but now, he felt closer to him. He forged more notes and took out more books from the ...

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