develops three major themes: racism, violence, and social injustice. He has

captured the powerful emotions and suffering, the frustrations and desires, the

discontentment and nervous outburst, of Bigger Thomas in this grippingly

At the time, racism was transpiring agaisnt the black race. Bigger was

raised in a one room apartment, living with his family and rats. The rent was very

high, and his mother was barely able to pay it. Bigger\'s education like most

blacks at that time, did not exceed the eighth grade. Without the help of the

Relief Agency, Bigger and his family may not have been able to keep up

financially. Bigger had no money, except for the spare change his mother gave

him, so he would usually just hang out at the pool hall, which was in the black

Bigger used to pull little jobs with his friends, but all of them

including Bigger wanted to pull off a big job, by robbing Blum\'s store. They were

When Bigger, Mary, and Jan get drunk, Bigger takes Mary home and

lynched by a white crowd, which shows the violence of whites towards

fear. Bigger mainly disliked his family because he feels sorry for them. And

When Bigger got caught by the police and was jailed, he received

very disturbed,and when he started talking to Mr. Dalton, he asked Bigger about

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Approximate Word count = 712
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)