QUOTE
"The rumbling mutter of the vast mob swept in."
DESCRIPTION
I do not understand why Bucklet would have the mob come into the court. I do not think the jury would be intimidated becuase they are basically set in their ways. Bigger's fate was determined when he put the pillow to Mary's head. The jury knew what they were going to decide long before this case started. The only thing left to answer is the question of the verdict, life or death?
QUESTION
Will Bigger live or die?
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Native Son Post #10
QUOTE
"Yeah; and I ain't sorry she's dead."
DESCRIPTION
Bigger keeps swaying back and forth in his head. Sometimes he feels remorse and other times he does not, and this fluctuates with the attitudes of the white people Bigger meets. Bigger says he hates white people so much yet he lets them influence his mind. Bigger is a weak minded individual.
QUESTION
Will Bigger ever come to terms with what he has done and apologize?
"Yeah; and I ain't sorry she's dead."
DESCRIPTION
Bigger keeps swaying back and forth in his head. Sometimes he feels remorse and other times he does not, and this fluctuates with the attitudes of the white people Bigger meets. Bigger says he hates white people so much yet he lets them influence his mind. Bigger is a weak minded individual.
QUESTION
Will Bigger ever come to terms with what he has done and apologize?
Monday, April 13, 2009
Native Son Quote Responses
"For the first time in his life a white man became a human being to him; and the reality of Jan's humanity came in a stab of remorse."
Bigger never felt remorse because he felt that his actions were justified and that the white people were not even human. Seeing Jan's sadness over the death of Mary makes Bigger rething his conception of white people. Bigger begins to feel a sense of remorse because he realizes that his actions were not justified because not all white people are the same; white people are actually individuals.
"A grave wrong has been done to two people who've helped Negeroes more than anybody I know."
This is completely incorrect. Everyone, including black people, think that the Dalton' help black people which is not the place. Later in the reading Mr. Dalton is called out on this by Max. Max says that donating money and ping pong tables are not going to help the situation on a large scale, which is very true. Mr. Dalton is looked at as a saint when he is one of the biggest contributors to black oppression.
"What he had done had made others suffer."
Bigger is beginning to let down his tough guy persona and he is realizing that life is not all about himself. He now knows that his mother will probably suffer more than he has becuase of the toll that Bigger has taken on her life. The whole black community will suffer because of the assumptions that will now be made. Bigger made life for black people harder than it already was.
Bigger never felt remorse because he felt that his actions were justified and that the white people were not even human. Seeing Jan's sadness over the death of Mary makes Bigger rething his conception of white people. Bigger begins to feel a sense of remorse because he realizes that his actions were not justified because not all white people are the same; white people are actually individuals.
"A grave wrong has been done to two people who've helped Negeroes more than anybody I know."
This is completely incorrect. Everyone, including black people, think that the Dalton' help black people which is not the place. Later in the reading Mr. Dalton is called out on this by Max. Max says that donating money and ping pong tables are not going to help the situation on a large scale, which is very true. Mr. Dalton is looked at as a saint when he is one of the biggest contributors to black oppression.
"What he had done had made others suffer."
Bigger is beginning to let down his tough guy persona and he is realizing that life is not all about himself. He now knows that his mother will probably suffer more than he has becuase of the toll that Bigger has taken on her life. The whole black community will suffer because of the assumptions that will now be made. Bigger made life for black people harder than it already was.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Native Son Post #9
QUOTE
"I think it is proper to inform you that in many quarters it is believed that Thomas . . . may have had a minor portion of white blood in his veins, a mixture which generally makes for a criminal and intractable nature."
DESCRIPTION
What the man is trying to deter in this quote is interracial relationships. He is making the point that black and white people cannot be together because the mixing of bloods causes strange things to happen. This is a somewhat wierd statement, taken out of context one could think that it was the white blood that was causing this whole thing to happen.
QUESTION
Will BIgger kill himself?
"I think it is proper to inform you that in many quarters it is believed that Thomas . . . may have had a minor portion of white blood in his veins, a mixture which generally makes for a criminal and intractable nature."
DESCRIPTION
What the man is trying to deter in this quote is interracial relationships. He is making the point that black and white people cannot be together because the mixing of bloods causes strange things to happen. This is a somewhat wierd statement, taken out of context one could think that it was the white blood that was causing this whole thing to happen.
QUESTION
Will BIgger kill himself?
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Native Son Post #9
QUOTE
"He paused and reread the line, AUTHORITIES HINT SEX CRIME. . . To hint that he had committed a sex crime was to pronounce the death sentence."
DESCRIPTION
This quote shows the racism of the society. When a black person commits a crime against a white person it is automatically a sex crime. In this society it is believed that every black person longs to have relations with a white woman. Although Bigger did molest Mary, the police have no proof of this, they are going on assumptions at this point.
QUESTION
Will Bigger get a fail trial of will he die before he goes to jail?
"He paused and reread the line, AUTHORITIES HINT SEX CRIME. . . To hint that he had committed a sex crime was to pronounce the death sentence."
DESCRIPTION
This quote shows the racism of the society. When a black person commits a crime against a white person it is automatically a sex crime. In this society it is believed that every black person longs to have relations with a white woman. Although Bigger did molest Mary, the police have no proof of this, they are going on assumptions at this point.
QUESTION
Will Bigger get a fail trial of will he die before he goes to jail?
Friday, April 3, 2009
Native Son Post #8
QUOTE
"I do want to make a statement."
DESCRIPTION OF QUOTE
I don't think MR. Dalton should have talked to the media directly, he could have let Britten and his men work things out. Mr. Dalton still has no idea what happened to Mary and , as we all know, he has no idea that she is dead and burnt in his furnace. Mr. Dalton seems oblivious to the truth, he completely believes Bigger's story. I believe that BIgger will slip up and get caught at some time.
QUESTION
When will Bigger get caught?
"I do want to make a statement."
DESCRIPTION OF QUOTE
I don't think MR. Dalton should have talked to the media directly, he could have let Britten and his men work things out. Mr. Dalton still has no idea what happened to Mary and , as we all know, he has no idea that she is dead and burnt in his furnace. Mr. Dalton seems oblivious to the truth, he completely believes Bigger's story. I believe that BIgger will slip up and get caught at some time.
QUESTION
When will Bigger get caught?
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Native Son Post #7
QUOTE
"Yeah I killed the girl."
DESCRIPTION OF QUOTE
Bigger is making mistake after mistake, he should have never brought Bessie into his personal situation. Bigger should not have brought his girlfriend into his personal life, it's somewhat like man law. Then he admitted to Bessie that he did kill Mary, now Bessie is so scared that she might have to go to the police. Although Bigger is making many mistakes, I thought that the way he signed the ransom letter was very intelligent. He signed the letter red, which will pin the murder on the Communists and pull the focus away from Bigger.
QUESTION
Will Bessie "snitch" on Bigger?
"Yeah I killed the girl."
DESCRIPTION OF QUOTE
Bigger is making mistake after mistake, he should have never brought Bessie into his personal situation. Bigger should not have brought his girlfriend into his personal life, it's somewhat like man law. Then he admitted to Bessie that he did kill Mary, now Bessie is so scared that she might have to go to the police. Although Bigger is making many mistakes, I thought that the way he signed the ransom letter was very intelligent. He signed the letter red, which will pin the murder on the Communists and pull the focus away from Bigger.
QUESTION
Will Bessie "snitch" on Bigger?
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