"The Library Card" is based on the real situations Richard Wright experienced while growing up. The setting was back in time in an era where blacks were known to be ignorant due to the laws of the white man. Blacks were restricted from good education and that means that most of them couldn't read at all and because of this Richard Wrights writes his struggles in the Library Card. Richard Wright would go into this …showed first 75 words of 217 total…

…showed last 75 words of 217 total…hard for Richard Wright to have the right to read. It's a relieve that our society now prosper from this dark era where regardless of what your nationality is you can gain a good education. People are treated equally and with respect. Although, we still have those small groups who believe in the old ways we came a long way. Plus, I can't even believe that people were like that with no compassion and love.