Native Son Essay
Richard Wright’s novel entitled Native Son is a very ironic title for the general concept given throughout the course of the novel. Bigger is a native to this cruel American world, yet the son figure that he should be treated as is lost in darkness like the shadows in the alley behind Blum’s Store. When Bigger wants to gain his equality in this world he goes back to saying “we live here and they live there. We black and they white. They got things and we ain’t. They do things and we can’t. It’s just like living in jail” (Wright 23). He desperately wants this dream, but he does not want to go through the battle against the white community to gain it. Despite Bigger’s dream of equality, he could not achieve this dream because of his actions he performed and the hardships he faced.Bigger often made a reference to his dream to be free and equal with the white community. For example, Bigger would “like to fly up there in that sky” (Wright 20). He feels that flying is a way to get away from it all and soar through the air like a graceful bird on its way back to its nest. This dream is nothing more than made fun of by Gus and Bigger’s friends. Gus says that God’ll let Bigger fly when He gives him his win
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Approximate Word count = 881
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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