How does bigger feel about his family?
Bigger hates his family because of their poverty and suffering and because he feels there is nothing he can do to help them. If he does not, he will lose his relief money and the family will starve. Resentment builds in Bigger, as he feels that his family is tricking him into giving up.
What does bigger do with Mary’s body?
Bigger assents, hoping to simply settle Mary in her room before stealing off to his own in the back of the house. Instead, he smothers her to death out of fear they’ll be discovered and he’ll be fired. Afterward, Bigger shoves Mary’s body into the mansion’s furnace.
What is the main idea of Notes of a Native Son?
Racism and injustice is a recurring theme throughout Baldwin’s autobiography. He is confronted with both overt and covert elements of racism and injustice in every facet of life. As a result, he must accept that these experiences have shaped his identity.
What is the message of native son?
The main theme of Wright’s Native Son has to do with the context of fear that people are forced to live under when institutionalized racism is present in society. The novel’s protagonist Bigger Thomas is so afraid that he will be accused of rape that he unintentionally murders Mary Dalton.
Who was the first person to visit bigger in jail?
Reverend Hammond
Why does bigger pick a fight with his friend Gus?
Bigger’s next victim is his friend, Gus. Although Bigger doesn’t kill Gus, he picks a fight with him because of how he’s feeling about going through with their planned robbery of a white business owner. So, during their argument, Bigger thinks of violent ways to deal with him.
Why does bigger decide to take his gun to the interview with Mr Dalton?
Bigger notices he still has his gun tucked inside his shirt, and he decides to take it with him to meet Mr. Dalton because it makes him feel safer. Dalton asks about Bigger’s time in reform school and says he wants to give Bigger a second chance.