Race And Racial Issues In Richard Wright's Native Son

Surprisingly, the novel not only reveals the issue of race in society, it also shows how people can misunderstand or ignore the signs that show the problem. In Native Son Wright uses the characters of Jan and Mary to demonstrate the people that may appear to be aware of the issue of race, but may misunderstand the part that they play in that problem (147). It also shows how some people may try to rectify the situation, but only hurt the cause by not fully comprehending the severity of the problem.
African American racial issues have become more popular in the news in recent years, not necessarily as a result of an increase in issues that are caused by race, but because they are more widespread because of the national media along with social media (Vick 11). However, while racial issues related to African Americans is a huge problem in the United States, they are not the only minorities that are affected by racial issues. One major group that is rarely identified is the Native Americans. Our history with them is not as friendly as some text books
In America, race can be the factor that decides your value in society. American society has made great strides in working toward equality for all people since it’s birth in 1776. We have transitioned from openly accepted slavery and massacre of minorities, to segregation and Jim Crow laws. From there, America has adopted a false sense of equality that many Americans believe to be true equality, but fails to achieve the goal it was created to do. Despite any progress that has been made, it is not enough. Only through continued work can true equality be accomplished. Novels such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Native Son along with research work to inform the populace of the issues that race create in society and attempt to change the mindset of readers to improve the situation that all minorities face on a daily