Byebye Black Boy

The main realization of Richard Wright at the end of the novel is that through his writing, he has an incredible power that he can share with others. That does not necessarily mean that the audience will be receptive, but he can nonetheless express himself in a unique and powerful way. By the end of the novel Wright has gone through life noticing how the majority of people have lost hope and are pessimistic about their own lives and their future. Wright feels that this is a problem because without hope in one's life, there is no real life. This makes sense to me because a large portion of life is about striving towards your goals with confidence, and if there is no hope for the future, then there really is no future.