Racism Exposed In Bigger's Native Son

In this novel, “Native Son,” I have examined and established my thoughts about the protagonist Bigger, who has a pessimistic view of the world. In the beginning of the novel, he is presented as an uneducated young man and denies getting a job from his mother’s request. Having been a manipulator throughout all his life, Bigger’s fear of confronting external forces overwhelms him, and therefore is unable to accept his fear. However, his biggest concern is the attitude towards whites. Racism is a major factor that plays a significant role in the novel, which helps to make Bigger understand the circumstances of racial crimes and how they create an influence towards him. For example, in the part where Bigger attempts to rob a white man, his group is too frightened to go with him. Bigger says, “You scared of going with me,” implies that the group is unaware of Bigger’s plan and therefore they want to disobey him. The attitude behind Bigger is not convivial, but rather hatred. My feedback towards the entire novel would be breathtaking and great story. It hit me to know that the novel was based on the significance of the author’s genre about social power and race. The novel …show more content…
What had brought him to write such a novel that displays true meaning of social justice and pride? Well, from his famous quote about “social climate fading from our memories”, it shows that the memories of social life can disappear and bring a glorious picture of new memories that highlight the significance of social life as it is now. This implies that the author in his past years has experienced many obstacles that were much like Bigger’s. I have learned that social life can be influenced in many ways in terms of rebellious nature that occur in the external world or in the internal world; it still brings into account for the memories that remain