Richard Wright was mad at Uncle Tom for many reasons. Uncle Tom had just moved in with Richard’s family and everyone in the household was getting on each other’s nerves. Uncle Tom had taught school for thirty years and often told Richard what was wrong with his life. Richard would just ignore him, but Uncle Tom resented it. Then Richard was woken up from his sleep just so Uncle Tom could find out the time and that seemed unfair to Richard.
Throughout Richard’s life he has had people beat him, and he never responded well to people who attempted to beat him. He is sick and tired to getting beaten for reasons that he thinks are illegitimate. Richard really questioned the authority of Uncle Tom, perhaps because of his beatings as a young boy, and he felt that it was inappropriate for someone who was not his father or mother to beat him. Uncle Tom, as a teacher, felt that all children should respect his authority.
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I don't understand what you mean by "Richard really questioned. . . beat him." How did his beatings as a young boy cause him to only accept beatings from parents? Don't you think that if one of his parents were to beat him for something he did not think were wrong,he would have a similar reaction?
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