RACISM IN WRIGHT’S BLACK BOY NOVEL

The purpose of this study are (1) to know the acts of racism that is potrayed in Black Boy novel, and (2) to describe the main character’s responds toward the racism he experienced.
This research uses the structuralism approach that focuses to analyze the intrinsinc elements of the literary work. In this case, the writer also uses descriptive method with the library research to obtained the data.
Through this research, the writer finds that the form of racism in the Black Boy novel consists of personal racism and institutional racism. In order to fight against racism, the main character’s responds toward the racism he experienced is by fighting their treatment, for example responding to the words of people who try to underestimate him.
Keywords : racism, structuralism, and responds.