Question

Which statement best describes how Wright’s cultural experiences influenced his views as an adult?

As a child, he blamed his father, but as an adult, he blamed white landowners.
Wright’s experience as an enslaved person helped him understand why his father acted as he did.
As Wright observed race relations, he understood why his father behaved as he did.
Wright observed how his father changed, so he forgave him for leaving the family.

Answer 1

As Wright observed race relations, he understood why his father behaved as he did.

Step-by-step explanation:

Wright's cultural perspective helps him understand the difficulties his father faced through life.

Answer 2

Option C. As Wright observed race relations, he understood why his father behaved as he did.

Step-by-step explanation:

Richard Wright is was one of the most influential African-American writers of the 20th century. In "Black boy" his memoir that was fist published in 1945, Wright reflects as an adult his childhood and personal history, with his father abandoning him and the rest of the family when Richard was only 4 years old. After long time of holding resentment toward his father, Richard visits him in Mississippi and reflects that his father's actions weren't entirely his fault, but rather the consequence of the systematic oppression black men suffered in the South, and he is able to be more empathetic towards him as an adult.