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Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflection on the poverty and feelings of hopelessness experienced by people in inner cities across the country and of what it means to be black in America.
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- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> African American >> Wright, Richard
- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> Classics >> General
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Classics
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Contemporary
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Literary
- Literature & Fiction >> Authors, A-Z >> ( W ) >> Wright, Richard
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"The sound of the alarm that opens 'Native Son' was Richard Wright's urgent call in 1940 to America to awaken from its self-induced slumber about the reality of race relations in the nation,"
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Where to start... this book was amazing. All 400+ pages kept you interested. I just couldn't put the book down and had it finished in less than a week.
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Tracy H. (I read this book and it was a great book. It gave me a look into how it was to live in those times as a black person. It's a book I think every teen should read. It's well written easy to follow and holds your interest until the end.
One of my all time favorite books. It is the story of Bigger Thomas, a young black man living in 1930s Chicago who feels his options are limited because of his race. Through a series of events, Bigger gains the power he desires, but at what cost.
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