Koapeeng width the Wight Wurld

In Chapters 10 and 11, Richard realizes that throughout the majority of his early life, he not only did not "cope" with the white world around him in rural Mississippi. This was mostly because of his lack of exposure to much of the white world in his family and friends and the area surrounding his various homes. All he can see is a number of related blacks struggling to find their place in society and to remove themselves from poverty. Richard is unable to understand why these people are unable to succeed because he does not yet understand the situation he is in due to his race. As he grows older, he comes to then realize the prejudices against him and the discrimination he is going to face in his future. This has a special effect upon Richard, who is attempting to acheive something farther than most black people in his region ever imagined, to become a writer.