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Essay / Deja Moss Draft - 904
Richard Wright introduces the main character of his novel, “Native Sun,” as a poor black man, named Bigger Thomas, living in the ghetto. In volume 1 “Fear”, I analyzed how Bigger lived and discovered who his real character was. I also learned how he felt about himself, his family and his friends. The character of Bigger Thomas is a very angry and violent person towards anyone who makes him feel scared or out of place. Richard Wright uses imagery, sentence syntax, and symbolism to express Bigger Thomas' true thoughts. Bigger Thomas's way of thinking is unlike anyone else's. He believes the only way to let go of anger is to hurt others. “He leaned down again and put the knife to Gus’s throat. Gus didn't move and his big black eyes looked pleading. Bigger wasn't satisfied” (p. 38) When he is afraid of something, he puts himself in a position where he has to hurt people and feel in control. So that he does not reveal how he really feels, he hides his emotions by trying to make someone else understand his feelings. Wright depicts images extensively throughout the novel. In Book 1 "Fear", Bigger kills a rat in his family's apartment "'I got it,' he muttered, his clenched teeth bared in a smile. (p. 6) This also foreshadows what we can expect from him in the rest of the book. As Thomas chases the rat, we can infer that he is completely determined to kill it without remorse. Another example of imagery would be when he murders Mary Dalton. “Gently, he pushed the blade into the flesh and hit bone.” (p. 92) The way the author described the events that unfolded almost seemed as if Bigger was enjoying it because "he had to burn that girl." With eyes glassy, nerves tingling with excitement…” (p. 92) Not only… middle of paper… the cops he was running from. In volume 3, "Destiny", Bigger is now convinced that he will die for the crimes he committed. “They don't give black people a chance, so I took a chance and I lost. But I don't care anymore. They got me and it's over. (p. 356) This book reveals Bigger's realization of what he has done and how it will affect him. We discover that he is condemned to death and that he will not live long. For some strange reason, Bigger feels a sense of satisfaction and security knowing that he is going to die. “Aw, I think I believe in myself…. I have nothing else…. I must die…. (p. 428). According to the excerpt “How Bigger Was Born,” Wright says “that his imagination is a kind of communal medium of exchange: what he has read, felt, thought, seen, and remembered is translated into extensions.” as impersonal as a worn dollar bill. (p.. 433)