Who wrote Native Son and Black Boy?

Who wrote Native Son and Black Boy?

• A. Du Bois
• B. Hughes
• C. Ellison
• D. Wright

Answer: (D)

Native Son and Black Boy are works by Richard Wright, a prominent American writer known for exploring race and society in mid-20th-century America. Native Son, published in 1940, follows a young Black man in Chicago and uses a stark, unflinching portrayal of racism's pressures and consequences, which sparked widespread debate about representation and social responsibility. Black Boy, his memoir from the mid-1940s, traces his life from childhood in the Jim Crow South to his development as a writer, showing how racial oppression shaped his experiences and opportunities. The other authors mentioned are notable in their own rights, but they did not write these two works: Du Bois is known for The Souls of Black Folk; Hughes is celebrated for his poetry and other writings; Ellison wrote Invisible Man. Richard Wright is the correct author.

Native Son and Black Boy are works by Richard Wright, a prominent American writer known for exploring race and society in mid-20th-century America. Native Son, published in 1940, follows a young Black man in Chicago and uses a stark, unflinching portrayal of racism's pressures and consequences, which sparked widespread debate about representation and social responsibility. Black Boy, his memoir from the mid-1940s, traces his life from childhood in the Jim Crow South to his development as a writer, showing how racial oppression shaped his experiences and opportunities. The other authors mentioned are notable in their own rights, but they did not write these two works: Du Bois is known for The Souls of Black Folk; Hughes is celebrated for his poetry and other writings; Ellison wrote Invisible Man. Richard Wright is the correct author.