Positive Change

I defiantly think that going to the North will be a positive change for Wright.  He is so unhappy in the south that at this point any change could look positive.  Wright was beginning to fall into the conformity with all the other black in the south, and he knew that he needed to get out before he lost all of his dignity.  Blacks like Shorty and Harrison were willing to give into the demands of the whites in order to get by, and Wright never wanted to see himself willing giving up his self respect for money.  The North sounds like it will be a positive change for Richard, especially because he is going to be able to be with his mother and brother once again.  On the other hand, the North could end up not being all he dreamt it to be.  Like in Life of a Slave Girl, once she was in the North she realized that discrimination was still there, but it was in the form of indifference.  I also have just recently read about this time ear in History class.  During this time, many blacks moved to the North, and found there to be still much racism and segregation.  This confused many blacks because  all they have ever heard about the North was positive things, and it was a place where everyone could live peacefully.