Native son wright5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() Right away, we learn that Bigger is destined to do something horrible, and that he has little to no control over his fate-that before he was born, outside forces blazed his path. Themes and motifs that run throughout include the relationship between the oppressed and the oppressor, religion, Communism, and justice. The novel is written mostly in the third person, where Wright gets inside the head of the brute protagonist and explains his feelings, views, and confusion. ![]() Each morning they dress shamefully in front of one another. His family lives in a one room apartment. It is a novel about anti-hero Bigger Thomas growing up on the South Side of Chicago. Naturalistic writing exposes the dark, harsh reality of life, poverty, prejudice, and racism-this is Bigger Thomas' life. Native Son "Why they make us live in one corner of the city? Why don’t they let us fly planes and run ships." Richard Wright - Native Son ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |