Black Boy vs. To Kill A Mockingbird

             To Kill A Mockingbird and Black Boy are two books dealing with racism in the early 1900's. Each one followed the life of a child as they grew up in the South. These two children lead drastically different lives because Scout Finch, the heroin of To Kill A Mockingbird, was a little white girl and Richard Wright was the title character of Black Boy. However, both experienced the harsh realities of an unfair world at a young age.
             Richard Wright was born into his. Him and his family struggled every day in a never-ending battle to survive. Jobs were hard to find and wages dangerously low. There was never enough food to nourish his ever changing and growing body. His life was constantly upturned as his family moved around, usually to big cities in search of good work. He never got more than a year of schooling at any one place, and each time would have to establish himself on the playground and streets through fighting. He was a drunk by the age of six. At the age of ten he had to leave school to get his first job because his mother had taken ill.
             In comparison, Scout Finch's life was easy, her childhood settled. She grew up in a small town where her family dated back generations. Her dad was a well-respected lawyer who made a comfortable living and took good care of his children. Unlike Richard's family who never seemed to care about his feelings, Scout grew up in a very loving environment. Her biggest worry in life was having to wear girly dresses that didn't fit her tomboy nature.
             There was never a day in Richard's life when he didn't experience racism. He couldn't hide from it; It dictated his existence. He went through life seeing the world around him as White vs. Black. He had never been around Whites like the Finch family who were tolerant and compassionate of Blacks. In his mind Whites were the enemy and could bring nothing but trouble.
             Scout, on the other hand growing up in a small, backwa...

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