The man who lived underground

Well it has finally come, the last class and blog of the semester. I would like to talk about one of Richard Wright’s stories, the man who lived underground. I found that story to be a very interesting one. It is really interesting to read about a man who ends up being accused of murder and has to spend time underground in complete darkness. While he is down there, he notices things and can see things better than the way other people can see things. He notices people singing in a church, a dead man, and even the shopkeeper. While being down there, he looses his ability to really see in white light. It is almost like he is transforming into a whole new person. A part that I found interesting was the part when he steals the money from the safe. He goes through a lot of effort in digging a tunnel and taking money out of the safe. The interesting thing was that it says that he did not want to spend any of that money. He only really stole it because it was exciting to him. Who steals money just because it is exciting? Overall, the story was very interesting to read and I enjoyed it a lot.