Complete 3 page APA formatted essay: Theme Analysis Assignment for from black boy.At the start of the story, the narrator, who is also the author, told the story using the first ‘person pronoun ‘I

Complete 3 page APA formatted essay: Theme Analysis Assignment for from black boy.

At the start of the story, the narrator, who is also the author, told the story using the first ‘person pronoun ‘I’ and make it clear that there is already interest in reading because as he arrive in the office, he reads the newspaper: Commercial Appeal. As such, there is the use of symbols such as the newspaper to indicate interest in reading in the beginning. Also, at the start, it was also reveal that the narrator, Richard, is not aware of many things since what he reads about the character named H.L. Mencken is little and only that this person “was the editor of the American Mercury” (Wright 634). So, as in any conventional story, it usually starts with the main character wanting to know more or is in a condition where more experiences are still coming to be expected. The next developments in the story also is consistent with the theme of discovering how the narrator, Richard, becomes interesting in reading through wanting to know more about Mencken. ...

The literary convention also of dialogue between Richard and the character, Mr. Falk, was use in the story to achieve the intent of wanting to borrow and read a book by Mencken. A dialogue between the narrator and Mr. Falk is shown as need to get a library card as a way to borrow the book by Mencken through asking Mr. Falk if he can help. The dialogue is effective to achieve the objective of the character and contribute to the most needed way that Richard supposed to borrow a book for Mr. Falk, like he remembers he did before. The character shown his traits and characteristics in the story as revealed from dialogues and from his feelings. He is the black boy, he is interest to read, he knows many white men like his boss but do not know them very well before, that he accept that as a negro he is familiar to prejudice. and that his character is very observing and analytic. He stated that “I weighed the personalities of men on the job” (Wright 635) which prove his observant. He is also determined and persistent since he talk to Mr. Falk and not ashame to ask to borrow a book for him. Also, at the beginning he did not know many things as he says in the story: “I ran across many words whose meanings I did not know” (Wright 638). Then after reading many books, Richard says he learn many things: “the novels created moods in which I lived for days” (Wright 638). he learned that “there were feelings denied me. that every breath of life itself was beyond my reach” (Wright 639) was his final realiziation.