Wright most likely included this anecdote in order to illustrate his mother’s optimistic point of view. clarify his father’s relationship with another woman. prove the state of his father’s financial security. demonstrate his father’s dismissive treatment.
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The correct answer is option D. Wright most likely included this anecdote in order to illustrate his father's dismissive treatment. His mother did not get anything to support Wright's education which shows that saving money was the most important thing for his father. Wright continued his education by borrowing a nickel from a strange lady.
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In his memoir "Black Boy," Richard Wright includes the following anecdote :
""It's not for me," my mother was saying. "It's for your children that I'm asking you for money."
"I ain't got nothing," my father said, laughing.
"Come here, boy," the strange woman called to me.
I looked at her and did not move.
"Give him a nickel," the woman said. "He's cute." "
Wright most likely included this anecdote to demonstrate his father’s dismissive treatment.
Wright's father deserted the family when Wright was very young and refused to pay any money to his mother to support him and his brother. The above anecdote shows that even though his father has money he lied that he has no money. Thus, he shows that his family is unworthy of his financial payments. It further shows that his father did not take his responsibilities as a parent seriously.