Richard's good decision

Eli Pardue
3/7/08
AP Lang Comp
LaMags

Richard made a great decision at the end of part one in moving farther north to Chicago. His life in Memphis was much, much better than it was in Jackson, but it did not fulfill his hunger. He had that constant hunger to make his life unrestrained by the standards of society (specifically racism), also the hunger to find the answer to unnecessary suffering, something that was prominent in the racist south. In leaving his job in Memphis, Richard lied to his boss. He told him that he had to leave because his family was leaving. Richard lied because he was afraid of being in danger if he told his boss (a white man) that he was leaving the south to better himself. Richard might have told the truth because there was not as much racism in Memphis, and his boss was fair and kind.