Symbolism in Native Son

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Symbolism is an important part of Richard Wright's Native Son. One example of Wright's use of symbolism is the rat at the beginning of the novel. Parallels between Bigger and the rat are apparent. When the scene with the rat is more specifically examined, it becomes apparent that it is used to symbolize Bigger's emotions and feelings about his place in contrast to outside society. Richard Wright uses the rat scene to symbolize Bigger as a character and uses it as a tool to show many emotions Bigger has throughout the book.



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Approximate Word count = 373
Approximate Pages = 1 (250 words per page double spaced)

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