A Bigger By Richard Wright

First Reaction:
From the very beginning, I knew Bigger was going to make a mistake that would put him into big trouble. I was not so surprised when Bigger killed Mary, since he had almost murdered Gus earlier in the novel. This incident, between Bigger and Gus, explained to me earlier in the novel, that Bigger would murder anyone who got on to his nerves. Bigger as lazy as he is, would not take any actions that would make his life better but worsen it. For example, from the very beginning, Bigger wanting to rob a white man to the end Bigger murdering Mary. However, I could not believe Bigger would commit such of a crime on the first day of his job. I have realized from Bigger, that when you fear of getting caught you just end up making foolish …show more content…
Gus, his friend, being black also understands his point of view. It 's like whatever they did never fully satisfied the whites. They feel like every action they made has to be fully approved by whites or they would face cruelty. Richard Wright mentions this in his piece, to discuss the fact that making mistakes was only okay for whites to make and not blacks. The Black’s point of view was never understood, for them making a mistake was like a made threat for the whites. The author’s use of language conveys the reader how commanding it was to be black, there was a certain set of rules they had to follow. The use of contractions in this quote builds a depressed emotion. The black’s know how their life usually ends to the point when they can actually sense it coming. Wright, created this character to explain how blacks stressful it was to be black, they were always fearing for their …show more content…
This book always had something interesting happening and it also had a strong message. I would recommend this book for seniors and college students only, because this book goes into very graphic detail. For example, when Bigger accidentally killed Marry, the book went into depth, explaining how and what Bigger used to cut Mary 's body to decompose almost making the reader feel gross. Also this book contains some sexual content, which I was not ready for. I would highly recommend this book to someone who would be thinking of going into law, just for them to see the disparity that existed between blacks and whites when fighting for justice centuries