...might be the easiest way to achieve what he wants regardless of the cost. With this the author tries to tell the audience that we may not know all the time what is best for us, and that not everything has a short cut. Throughout Bigger’s job he becomes very uncomfortable with the questions that he is asked by his new boss’s daughter, Jan. Jan with her very outspoken personality notices the lack of education with Bigger, and purposely tries to make him feel smaller. Bigger than decides to find another supposedly quick fix to his ordeal by doing whatever Jan wants. By doing so he risks his own job and finds trouble with Jan her her boyfriend Max after they all become drunk. As they all become drunk Bigger kisses Jan and then kills her accidentally. All because Bigger tried to find a quicker way out of feeling embarrassed, he now has another crime on his back. The author makes it clear that if Bigger had simply done his job and waited to get through an only temporary rough patch in his life, he would not have the burden he now carries forever. With two crimes now on Bigger’s back he is sure to go to jail, but instead of turning himself in he flees away from Chicago in hopes that no one will notice his absence. Of course he is caught and labeled with a murder and rape charge. That conclusion was made due to police trying to make a rational story out of the case. It is not until the end that Bigger realizes that maybe if he had taken a look at the brighter side of his life, that he...
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...Born on September 4th, 1908, Richard Wright was born in Roxie, Mississippi (outside of Natchez) on a plantation where his illiterate father was a sharecropper. Wright was raised by his relatives at by the age of 17, he was ready to get out into the world. He headed into Memphis, Tennessee (his relatives lived right outside the city) where he worked odd jobs and educated himself. He read array of novels as he grew up and his education helped him realize the unjust ways of segregation. In 1927, Wright moved to Chicago after the peak of the Harlem Renaissance (a pivotal time for African Americans to express themselves through music, writings, and art). In Chicago, he worked as a postal worker, but was laid off with the depression. Wright then joined the Federal Writers Project, a state sponsored guild for authors, in which Wright composed his first novel, Uncle Tom’s Children. During this time, Wright joined the Communist party, which was often carried out into his writings. By 1939, Wright had moved to New York City and kept ties with the party for only a few more years. He married in 1941, and had left the communist party by 1944. During World War II, Wright lectured around New York. With the end of the War, Wright moved to France in 1947 where he continued to write his novels, which often contained themes of racism, poverty, and political matters. His books were often partly based on his life and what he had observed in his lifetime. Wright was the first African American...
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...On Richard Wright’s Novel, Native Son, Thomas Bigger’s horrible decisions are mainly caused by the wrong expectations of others. Wright expressed this idea simply by using lit devices such as symbolism and metaphor. Throughout the chapters, Thomas Bigger was portrayed as this stereotype “thug” African American where he commits a crime such as theft and murder. However, Thomas Bigger’s horrible actions and decisions were influenced by the expectations of people surrounding him. For example, the American History held horrific events including segregation and racism against the Colored People in early 1900s, same decade when Native Son was written. Since Thomas Bigger is not white, White people assumed and expected that he is like ‘them.’ Them who are Colored People that knew nothing...
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...critical theory today critical theory today A Us e r - F r i e n d l y G u i d e S E C O N D E D I T I O N L O I S T Y S O N New York London Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 270 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2 Park Square Milton Park, Abingdon Oxon OX14 4RN © 2006 by Lois Tyson Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business Printed in the United States of America on acid‑free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 International Standard Book Number‑10: 0‑415‑97410‑0 (Softcover) 0‑415‑97409‑7 (Hardcover) International Standard Book Number‑13: 978‑0‑415‑97410‑3 (Softcover) 978‑0‑415‑97409‑7 (Hardcover) No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging‑in‑Publication Data Tyson, Lois, 1950‑ Critical theory today : a user‑friendly guide / Lois Tyson.‑‑ 2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0‑415‑97409‑7 (hb) ‑‑ ISBN 0‑415‑97410‑0 (pb) 1. Criticism...
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