wright`s hunger .

I believe Wright has two different types of hunger; he is experiencing mental hunger and physical hunger. It seems like his mental hunger consists of attention and stuff to do so he is not bored. He caused the house to burn just because he was bored and decided to see how the curtains would look with burned bottoms. He wants to be able to live this life in which he does not have to worry about going to hide under a burning house because he is so afraid of being beaten. He is hungry for this “happy” life that he has the idea of and the life that he lives is not the “happy” one. Wright is hungry for something to do, he wants to do something. Boredom is being a major factor in Wright’s life right now. Wright’s physical hunger is brought about because his father has left the family. His father was the one that was counted on for money, let alone to feed the family. There was hardly any money in the home when his father went away. Wright’s mother does not have a job, so there is no money coming from her way.

It seems like either way you chose to answer the question, you can be right. There are these two hungers that Wright really cannot do anything about. He knows that he cannot get any food without having money and he also knows he cannot get any money without the presence of his father in the house. Hunger is putting a negative impact on the way Wright acts.