In the story "Shame", Dick Gregory relates an early lesson learned in school in the nature of hatred and shame. His fantasies of an ideal home life and future are publicly dash and ridiculed. His anger at this expense prevents him from helping another human being, the story's most valuable lesson. Poverty brings Richard, the actor in "shame", a lot of troubles, including the lack of clothes, food, and bad living conditions.
Firstly, poor Richard had a set of clothes only. …
