Weekly Blog

Overall, I enjoyed reading the different autobiographies because each was a different story placed around different time periods and of course different experiences. I have never been drawn to reading autobiographies before reading this anthology of autobiographies other than reading President Obama's book but I think the root of that comes from when I was a child doing book reports on Dr. Seuss, someone I didn't feel had a very interesting life. Anyway, I actually enjoyed reading Richard Wright's piece because he describes the incident with his uncle in a way that I think many people can relate to when faced with fear and as a child not understanding what is going on or what an adult's intentions are and then holding a grudge thereafter. His autobiography was very tantalizing and I definitely want to read more. Through a child's perception Wright didn't couldn't comprehend why his uncle slept with a gun until after he heard of him being killed. Wright, like many children, had questions about his people and became frustrated when he wouldn't express what he meant or the kinds of answers he was looking for from his mother which is common with young children. It is even common with everyday people because I feel at times I can't express myself the way I want to because of my lack of vocabulary or knowing the right words to say at that time. I believe the reason I found this piece so intriguing is because of how he felt as a child and acknowledges that and is able to better express those feelings while being an adult writing his story. I just think it was a nice read that told a lot in only a few pages. It grabbed my attention from the beginning and kept it.