ter. In 1925 he was the Valedictorian of his ninth grade class. For a short time Wright worked as a dishwasher then went on to work with the postal service in Chicago. "He makes friends with both blacks and whites in the post office, writes regularly, and attends meetings of black literary groups" (Gaster1). Following the crash of the stock market Wright lost his job at the post office and began writing his novel, Cesspool, this was a reflection on his experience at the post office.
             He became a member of the communist party and published short stories and poems in magazines. Native Son was published in 1940; the book-of-the-month club o
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