As we continue to read Native Son we see thatBigger has three different personalities. One can see his violent side with the smashing of the rats head. However, we also see what a dreamer he is as he looks up at the plane and dreams of one day flying it. Then we finnally see towards the end of the first book the horrible senseless choices he makes. It is confusing. Is bigger a violent man, or just a dreamer who wants to advance himself in the world, but cant because of the rasicm that perpetuates his society, or could he be both. It seems that you can only be one or else you would truely loose who you are. However, That may be the awnser to my question he does these things because he does not know who he is as a result, of him refusing to find out.Bigger Thomas should just discover his limits so that he may live a happier life.
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I think you are right about Bigger not knowing who is he is.. but i do not believe that he refuses to find out. He doesn't how to find out. He has his mother and sister breathing down his back about who he should be, white people trying to control who he is,the Dalton's THINKING they know who he is, and friends who don't know what to do with him. He is a 21 year-old man with the knowledge of an 8th grade adolecent, how is he capable of discovering his limits without direction? :/
ReplyDeleteHm..Do you think that his dreams of one day flying have something to do with the next book: Flight? Or maybe it might represent him trying to escape his mistakes..?
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