Native Son Argumentative Essay

In Native Son, Bigger Thomas, a black man, receives a job with a rich white family. On his first day he goes out with Mary and Jan, they want to go eat at a majority black resturaunt. This makes Bigger feel uncomfortable because he isn’t used to be treated this way from whites. When they return back to the Dalton’s house, Bigger accidentally suffocates Mary with a pillow while attempting to keep her quiet. He then proceeds to cut up her body and burn the evidence in the furnace. In the end Bigger receives the death penalty but was this act just? Justice means to be morally correct not to be confused with law which is a system of rules that must be followed. In Bigger’s case justice is served due to the main points that he committed a major …show more content…
He thought through many plans in order to hide the truth that he had killed her. His first plan was to blame Jan. Every time he was questioned he had told them that Jan said to do it. Britten comes to question Bigger, he thought, “They wanted him to draw the picture and he would draw it like he wanted.” (Wright 158). This quote provides evidence that Bigger is going to tell Britten whatever he wanted to make it seem like he wasn't involved. Bigger is going to attempt to imply that Jan is at fault for Mary's disappearance. After questioning Bigger, Britten moves onto Jan. Jan denies everything that Bigger had said he did. Bigger feels threatened by this and thinks that he needs to point the blame even more in Jan’s direction. His answer is to write a kidnap note and sign it as if it was from a communist. Bigger finished of his kidnap note with, “Sign it “Red.” He printed, Red. Then, for some reason, he thought it was not enough. Oh, yes. He would make one of those signs, like the ones he had seen on the communist pamphlets.” (Wright 177) Bigger writes the note as if it was from a communist or even better in his case, Jan. He is still “running” from the blame. Now this time he is actually running, “Then he leaped, headlong, sensing his body twisting in the icy air as he hurtled.” (Wright 220) Bigger escapes through the window after some reporters discover Mary's bones and earring in the furnace. Throughout all of book two, Bigger is constantly changing his method of escape he continuously finds himself needing a new plan. He knows he is guilty but for some reason he thinks he can get away with his actions despite all the information they gain. At some point many would assume he would come forward but he is very persistent in not getting caught. This might have to do with the idea that since he is black many of the other crimes he has committed dont matter to the white people. The