Artists v. Politicians

I completely agree with Wright’s thought that Artists are the opposites or Politicians. Their purposes in the world are completely separate from each other.
Artists strive to bring out the inner soul of the world around them. They see suffering, happiness, and human emotion and they work to bring that out, whatever medium the choose to use.
Politicians on the other had want to harness the parts of humanity that they can use. They strive to bring out the complacent sheep inside everyone, and try to hide their dark motives for doing so.
Politicians may pretend to enjoy the finer parts of life, might even socialize with artists, they are out for something else. As long as an artist serves the politician’s purpose they’re best buds. If they need good propaganda, the right kind of artist can do wonders. However, as soon as the artists’ work don’t fit their agenda, they part company as fast a possible. In Black Boy, the Communists are more than willing to work with Wright and the other writers until their “mission” changes. They now want new creative talent around them who will mold more easily to their goals. Wright and those around him are dropped and forgotten. The same can be said of any person once a politician removes everything from a person that that individual can