Black Boy Third Response

Wright's response to his mother's paralysis is actually quite startling. First when neighbors start giving food to him, he refuses to take charity until his Grandma gets there. This response shows that he completely understands what the future holds, him on his own. The only way he is going to get used to that is if he starts refusing charity, because if he doesn't learn to live with the pain and accepts the charity, he will end up begging for the rest of his life.