The naturalism of Richard Wright: An examination of the naturalistic imagery in Wright's short fiction
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1998
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English
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This thesis investigates the naturalism, including animal and
natural imagery and metaphor, dehumanization of characters,
devolution of characters, etc., within Richard Wright's short fiction
in order to determine whether Wright's early naturalistic
philosophy continued throughout his career. Through a
chronological examination of the naturalistic aspects in several
stories in both Uncle Tom's Cabin and Eight Men, this
investigation demonstrates that Wright maintained a consistent,
naturalistic focus up to his last short story despite his
involvement with French existentialists in the 1940s.