Native Son By Richard Wright
Native Son By Richard Wright Bigger Thomas lives in a one room tenement flat in 1930s Chicago with his mother, younger sister, and younger brother. The family has been removed from the social welfare program and will not have an income if Bigger does not take a job with the wealthy Dalton family that has been offered to him, his name given to Mr. Dalton from the welfare office. Bigger would much rather pal around with his friends Jack, G.H., and Gus, hanging out at theaters and pool halls or planning and perpetuating petty crimes. But he takes the job to keep his family from starving. Among the other black people in his segregated neighborhood, Bigger acts like a tough guy, often bullying his siblings and his friends. He is afraid of appearing weak and he takes his fear out on others. He believes that the whites do not care about black people committing crimes against other black people, but if he did the same things to whites he would find himself in a world of hurt. Once Bigger...