Wright, Richard (Vol. 1) - Wright, Richard 1908–1960
Wright, Richard 1908–1960
A Black American novelist and short story writer, Wright is the author of Native Son and Black Boy.
Wright's success with this psychological drama [Native Son] may be best viewed through characterization. Bigger, psychopath, is one of the most lucidly delineated characters in fiction of this decade. Just what is so arresting about this character? In the first place he towers over every other character in practically every scene in which he appears. When he is not present, his spectre seems to hover about other persons. The focal point of interest does not shift for one moment from him. Human relationships in the novel center about Bigger and his reactions to various situations….
There is stylistically a studied simplicity about Wright's technique. By concentrating upon fear and the psychological aspects of Bigger and his world, he gives form to his material with economy and speed. This novel...
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