Richard Wright Outline & Essay
Outline
Caleb Luthringer
Thesis: Richard Wright was an African-American author in the early 1900’s with a terrible back-ground but a bright future.
I. Personal Life A. Birth: September 4, 1908.
B. Education: Richard only received a ninth grade education.
C. Marriage: First wife, Dhimah Meadman, August of 1939. Second wife, Ellen Poplar, March 12, 1941.
II. Professional Life
A. In 1927, Wright made it to Chicago. He showed his poetry to Abraham Aaron and Bill Jordan. They got his writing career started.
B. In 1938, Wright began working on his first novel and on March 1, 1940, Native Son was published. Five years later in 1945, his next bestseller, Black Boy, was published.
III. Conclusion: Contribution to Society
A. Richard Wright became the very first African-American author in U.S. history to write two best-seller books.
B. Richard even has works that were published after his death in 1960.
Concluding Statement: With Richard Wright’s book: Black Boy and other works, he has touched the lives of many by showing how something good can come from nothing.
Caleb Luthringer
English II Honors
14 February 2013
Richard Wright: From Hunger to Fame Richard Wright was an African-American author in the early 1900’s with a terrible background but a bright future. Wright grew up in a world of hunger and abandonment. He was jumbled around within his family till one day when he moved away and made something of himself. He did what everyone told him he couldn’t do: become a writer. Richard Wright was born on a plantation near Natchez, Mississippi, on September 4, 1908 (Nelson 488). In 1911, Richard caught the straw from a broom on fire with the fireplace and caught their small house on fire. Richard narrated in his book Black Boy, “Now I was wondering just how the long fluffy white curtains would look if I lit a bunch of straws and held it under them.” (Wright Black 4). With the house burnt to the ground and no more belongings, Richard and his
Caleb Luthringer
Thesis: Richard Wright was an African-American author in the early 1900’s with a terrible back-ground but a bright future.
I. Personal Life A. Birth: September 4, 1908.
B. Education: Richard only received a ninth grade education.
C. Marriage: First wife, Dhimah Meadman, August of 1939. Second wife, Ellen Poplar, March 12, 1941.
II. Professional Life
A. In 1927, Wright made it to Chicago. He showed his poetry to Abraham Aaron and Bill Jordan. They got his writing career started.
B. In 1938, Wright began working on his first novel and on March 1, 1940, Native Son was published. Five years later in 1945, his next bestseller, Black Boy, was published.
III. Conclusion: Contribution to Society
A. Richard Wright became the very first African-American author in U.S. history to write two best-seller books.
B. Richard even has works that were published after his death in 1960.
Concluding Statement: With Richard Wright’s book: Black Boy and other works, he has touched the lives of many by showing how something good can come from nothing.
Caleb Luthringer
English II Honors
14 February 2013
Richard Wright: From Hunger to Fame Richard Wright was an African-American author in the early 1900’s with a terrible background but a bright future. Wright grew up in a world of hunger and abandonment. He was jumbled around within his family till one day when he moved away and made something of himself. He did what everyone told him he couldn’t do: become a writer. Richard Wright was born on a plantation near Natchez, Mississippi, on September 4, 1908 (Nelson 488). In 1911, Richard caught the straw from a broom on fire with the fireplace and caught their small house on fire. Richard narrated in his book Black Boy, “Now I was wondering just how the long fluffy white curtains would look if I lit a bunch of straws and held it under them.” (Wright Black 4). With the house burnt to the ground and no more belongings, Richard and his