Native Son by Richard Wright
Native Son By Richard Wright Throughout the novel, Native Son, Bigger was a very hard character to try and feel any emotion for at all. ... One can only ask why Wright decided to portray bigger in this way. ... If Wright wanted us to pity Bigger, why did he portray him as such a brutal individual. Wright portrayed Bigger in such a brutal way because he was proving a point. ... Wright had a young man that committed two murders within days of each other and wanted to send a message, prove a point. ... So, Wright wrote this book with no way for anyone to feel pity for Bigger.