Wright's Reaction to his Uncle Tom

Wright reacts extremely angrily to his Uncle Tom for a number of reasons. For one thing, he cannot even begin to fathom the reason that his Uncle Tom is so angry after he asks Wright the time. Wright cannot understand what solicits the reaction he receives from his Uncle, but he does consider his Uncle's reaction completely unjustified. He is angered by the fact that his uncle has just emerged in his life - he has lived in the house a mere two days or so, and then he has taken it upon himself to begin disciplining Wright for minor infractions. Wright accepted his mother's beatings because he by and large respected his mother and recognized that for most of his beatings, he deserved it. He was angered by his Aunt Aggie's beating feeling that his behavior did not warrant such treatment. However his aunt had lived with him for at least some amount of time before she started attacking him. His Uncle however had barely lived with him before he began punishing him for perceived wrongs. This did not sit well with Wright's sense of right and wrong.