Morals

I think that Richard Wright taught himself his own morals. Richard did not really have adults supervising and teaching him in his life. The article that we read discussed the idea that morals are taught in school and church. Richard was never put into a school for a full year until he was so old that he already had taught himself his morals. Richard went to church but he did not really understand the purpose of going which leads me to believe that he did not get any type of morals from attending church with his grandmother. 

Richard taught himself right from wrong during the book. For example, he knew that letting white people step on him was wrong and he tried to fight that (even though he let them from time to time). Richard also knew that stealing money at the end of chapter one was not acceptable and he attempted to repent and he claimed that he would never do that again. Richard also hurt the cat and from that he learned right from wrong. Richard's experiences in life are what make him learn his own morals.