What are some thematic connections between the 70's sitcom, Good Times, and Richard Wright's book, Eight Men?

Question

What are some thematic connections between the 70's sitcom, Good Times, and Richard Wright's book, Eight Men?

Answer 1

The book, "Eight Men," presents eight stories of black men living at violent odds with the white world around them. As in his classic novels, the themes reflect Wright's views on racism and his fascination with what he called "the struggle of the individual in America."

Likewise, the sitcom, "Good Times," was about the life and times of a black family trying to make it in the world.  They were a hard working family that struggled to get ahead.  It was the first African American family sitcom