Richard Wright grew up in the deep-south, full of racism and violence. His situations as a kid through his teenage years influenced his life as an adult. Racism played a major role in shaping the life of Richard Wright. Rebellion was also part of Richards life and that’s how he felt about the society he lived in. His mother showed Richard how to be an adult, but he did not always make the right decisions. Richard’s life was influenced by these situations. An influence that changed Richards’s life is when his mother sent him to the g ....