American Writer Richard Wright Answers

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What does the phrase “that woman ought to be killed for breaking up a home” reveal about the society and culture?

a belief in the necessity of punishment

a belief in the importance of family

a lack of concern for human life

a value placed on females

What is Wright’s purpose for including the anecdote?

to reinforce the idea that even as a child he thought that change required action

to explain the violence he experienced as a child in an unsupportive home

to suggest that he was part of a new generation that could see problems

to portray a universal cultural experience from his childhood

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