Question

From the white landowners above him there had not been handed to him a chance to learn the meaning of loyalty, of sentiment, of tradition. Joy was as unknown to him as was despair. As a creature of the earth, he endured, hearty, whole, seemingly indestructible, with no regrets and no hope. He asked easy, drawling questions about me, his other son, his wife, and he laughed, amused, when I informed him of their destinies. I forgave him, and pitied him as my eyes looked past him to the unpainted wooden shack. What does this excerpt suggest?

Answer 1

Answer is: it takes away his sense of humanity and his ability to feel.
The book is about Wright, black boy, who encounters  racism and  violence from white landowners. His father was violent also and soon he left them.
This excerpt is from  memoir Black Boy (1945) written by Richard Wright.
Richard Wright (1908-1960) was an American author. He wrote about racial themes, especially related to the African Americans during the late 19th to mid-20th centuries.

Answer 2

It can be inferred that the excerpt suggest that Wright has a different perspective of his father than he did when he was a child.

What is perspective?

It should be noted that perspective simply means the position or view of an individual regarding a particular subject.

The excerpt suggest that Wright has a different perspective of his father than he did when he was a child. This is important to move the plot forward.

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