... isn't a good thing. In these three short stories, "Red-Headed Baby" by Langston Hughes, "The Man Who Was Almost A Man" by Richard Wright, and "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison, race affects how the main character sees himself and how others see him. In the short story, "Red-Headed Baby ... a white boy that had killed the mule a decreased price would have been given. Just because of Dave's race, he wasn't given an opportunity to be a man and put out his full potential. Lastly, in "Battle Royal" the main character is an African American boy. He is very intelligent and is one ... of the smar...

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