is he justified in doing what he does? does he have a moral standard for stealing?

i dont know if wright necessarily had a standard for stealing - whether it was right or wrong. i believe he knew it was wrong - but the reason that he did not do it for so long i think was beyond it being his morals. especially later in the story, he didnt steal because he didnt want to be what the whites expected him too. he had been raised not to steal - it had been ingrained in him, but later in the story - he chooses not to because it is like whites want blacks to steal, they expect them to. and that just gives whites another excuse to justify blacks being bad. but after awhile, wright realizes that he really is not going to be able to survive in the south very much longer unless he steals. unless he gets money quicker in order to get out of the south. is he justified? i dont know if it is that black or white - obviously stealing is wrong. but the way that he is treated, and that huge fear of his - thats wrong as well. so what is more important? getting out of the south or abiding by general moral standing? getting out of the south is more important to him. in order to save his life, then technically he is justified. at this point in life - with all these societal struggles, it is so hard to determine in a black and white way what is right and wrong and is it okay to cheat whites out because they eventually will kill you.