Native Son
Title: Native Son
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 747 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Native Son
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 747 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
In his most famous novel, \"Native Sun\", Richard Wright successfully
develops three major themes: racism, violence, and social injustice. He has
captured the powerful emotions and suffering, the frustrations and desires, the
discontentment and nervous outburst, of Bigger Thomas in this grippingly
dramatic novel.
At the time, racism was transpiring agaisnt the black race. Bigger was
raised in a one room apartment, living with his family and rats. The rent was very
high, and his
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was jailed, he received
constant harassment. He was faced with a choice of either confess, or else be
lynched by a white crowd, which shows the violence of whites towards
blacks. At the trial Bigger was tried unlawfully. For instance, Buckley, the man
prosecuting Bigger, tells Bigger to reenact the murder. Throughout the trial, there
was name calling in the newspapers, and at the trial. Once again, racism and
hatred are expressed by the people.