Richard Wright's 'The Long Dream' as racial and sexual discourse.

From: African American Review | Date: June 22, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Richard Wright's novel 'The Long Dream' depicts sexual relationships between a black man and white women to highlight the taboo placed on interracial relationships as a means of racial oppression. The protagonist, Fishbelly, gains a sense of manhood with his first sexual encounter with a white woman, who symbolizes a romantic ideal. His subsequent encounters draw the ire of his father and subjects him to injustice when he is wrongly accused of rape. Fishbelly's escape to France in his search for a less oppressive environment may be comparable to Wright's own flight to other countries.

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