"Cultural Heritage"

Wright says it was his ‘cultural heritage’ to dislike Jews. Relate that to his own experiences.

In his life, Wright has been part of the oppressed population so far. People look down on him and treat him like he treats the Jews. So he knows what it feels like to be made fun of and disliked for being a minority, though he hasn't experienced it as much yet in the book as he will. So I find it strange that he can't empathize with them and realize what he's doing. So even though he hates whites for what they do to blacks, he treats Jews the same way.