March 2

I do believe that Wright was justified in not giving the speech at his graduation. It would not have meant anything to Wright had he given the speech that the principal had written for him. It also showed that he would give into any pressure that was pushed upon him, even from an adult. Wright did not want to show weakness and letting one sign of weakness slip would ruin his image forever. Pride was also an issue and I think that in his case, it was better that he not risk his pride than to give into the principal. Pride was one of the things that Wright was getting out of his education and giving that up would mean losing a huge part of his schooling. In the end, I think that it was better that Wright refused to give the speech than risk his image and his pride.