Wright and the SPEAAAACHHH

I believe that Wright is justified in his refusal to use the speech the principal gives him due to the fact that they asked him to write his own speech originally. Wright acknowledged that the principal's speech is better written, but it is the sentiment behind the act that he simply cannot get behind. He sees it as yet another instance where the education system is seeking to hinder him rather than help him. He is being asked to conform to what the south sees a black person being. This particular incident typifies problems Wright has had throughout his life: balancing out his hatred of conforming to his need to eat and make money. Wright tries desperately in this chapter to break himself of the habit of questioning these types of things, but he is unable to succeed.