Native Son is told from the perspective of an angry young African American man. Bigger, the name of the main character, is only angry because he has an aspiration for equality. He does not express his anger in the best of ways but he has a legitimate reason to be angry.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Native Son 8-27-08
Wright seems to neither only have a friendly or unfriendly relationship with the content. From what i've read so far it appears that Wright is using personal anecdotes to tell the story. He is simply reliving his life and things that he's witnessed. In doing this Wright is able to express both content that is friendly and unfriendly to him. Based on what i've read I have to believe that growing up Wright didn't have much. Im lead to this by the way that he is able to describe the one room apartment with such detail.
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Sounds like an interesting book, what is the plot? how do you identify with the main character? i like how you describe your expectations and why you had them.
This is a fantastic, though heartwrenching, book. As it progresses, see if you can tell what is most likely to have been taken from experience and how Wright might have gotten insight to the parts that are not his experience.
Have you asked your aunt why she so believed you should read it, or have you found out for yourself?
Where is your narrative???
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