Black Boy: Why is Wright really hungry?

Wright's son Richard shows resentment toward white families who have food, since his father left his mother Ella. Richard shows resentment openly, while his father Wright is not able to do so. Richard soon associates hunger with bitter hatred toward his father. This shows me that Wright hungers for something more than food. Could his hunger be for the ability to show the resentment that his son shows? I think that it is. I think that Wright is a complex character, especially since he was the one who was encouraging his son Richard to keep quiet about racial issues. I think Wright is also hungry for the freedom to freely express his feelings. So ultimately, I feel that his hunger will lead on paths that will eventually lead him to his own affirmation. So his hunger is not for affirmation, but for the things that will lead him there.