The murder of Mary Dalton exposed a growing animosity that Bigger kept hidden throughout his childhood and adolescence. White oppression cornered Bigger into a life of constant distress and restraint that he knew would ultimately overcome him. He recognized that his lack of opportunity would somehow determine his own drastic fate. The pressure of surrendering to the white power tamed his actions to a certain extent, but his yearning for liberation transcended all authority when he killed Mary.
Bigger did not view his crime as an act of hate towards Mary, but rather as an act of nature. Author Richard Wright notes, "His crime seemed natural; he felt that all of his life had been leading to something like this." The unregretful assurance of Bigger's reaction to the murder gives the murder itself a sense of importance. His certainty suggests the killing was not only worth while to him, but it was meaningful; "A meaning which others did not see and which he had always tried to......

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Title: Native Son
Approximate Word Count: 403
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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