“Big Boy Leaves Home” by Richard Wright,  is a 20th century short story that travels through the horrific experience of a young African American male by the name of Big Boy. The story opens with Big Boy and his friends; Buck, Bobo, and Lester, engaging in a little horse play. They decide to further their excitement for the day by going swimming on a white man’s property. While swimming, a white woman lays her eyes on them and calls for help. A man by the name of Jim comes out of the home and begins to fire shots. Unfortunately, he kills two of the young boys. In his attempt to kill the other two, Big Boy and Bobo decide to fight for their lives. Bobo jumps on Jim’s back and Big Boy grabs a hold of his gun. Big Boy then proceeds to shoot him, leaving everyone astonished. They boys quickly fled the scene in fear of getting caught and lynched. Upon Big Boy’s arrival at home, he explains the crime that he committed to his family. They call on neighborhood friends for help and advice, including a man by the name of Elder Peters, who comes up with an idea to get Big Boy out of town before getting caught and lynched. Elder Peters suggests that Big Boy rides with his son to Chicago. The family eventually takes him up on the offer; however, Big Boy would have to lie low until then. He decides to leave right away and hide in a hole of the side of a hill. Big Boy tells his family to inform Bobo of his hiding place in hopes that he will meet him there. On Bobo’s way to the hole, a mob of white people find and burn him to death. Big Boy is never found or caught and makes it into the truck in the morning on the way to Chicago.