Writing

After the miscommunication between Richard and Granny, Granny told Richard he must pray for the sake of his soul. One day when Richard was supposed to be praying, he remembered some Indian history he had read and decided to write a story about that. Even though he realized his story was lacking some major elements, he was proud of himself for accomplishing something. He said, "But I had never in my life done anything like it; I had made something, no matter how bad it was; and it was mine." He then wanted to show it to someone and he chose the woman living next dooring knowing his family would not approve. His neighbor did not understand why he wrote it, and it makes him feel powerful because he did something that someone didn't understand. He has affirmed himself by writing, and this is the beginning of Wright using writing to make sense of the world.