Wright and the Jews

Richard Wright’s has been very complicated and troublesome up to this point. He is learning many things about his culture and the reasons why he has the life that he does. Wright is very curious, and he asks a lot of questions. His hatred towards Jews is not learned. It is taught. Jews killed Jesus and that makes all Jews today evil. His religious upbringing forces this upon him. Wright mocks the Jews in his neighborhood by yelling racial chants. Experiences that Richard is accustomed to are the different places that are designated for whites and blacks. For example at the train station there are different lines for blacks and whites. He also feels the same hatred as the Jews. Whites look down on him and treat him differently. He is pushed down in society as well because of the past (slavery). Life treats him unfair, but he is not doing any good by degrading others.