Black Boy

Richard's hunger originally was simply physical. After all of the traumas in his childhood, he soon developed new hungers, which he strived to satisify. He has hungers for knowledge of the outside world, independence, acceptance, and to understand all the complexities of life. He'll do almost anything to obtain the satisfaction of these hungers such as skipping meals to explore to world or to learn in school. Also, he had been raised in a household of tough love and no room for errors. He dreams of finally achieving independence where he can make decisions for himself and live the way he wants to instead of conforming to the standards of others.