Native Son to p.30

Quote
"He knew that the moment he allowed himself to feel to its fulness how they lived, the shame and misery of their lives, he would swept oout of himself with fear and despair "(10).

Significance
This quote shows why Bigger acts the way he does. He acts tough and hard-to-reach so he doesn't have to see the terrible conditions he is forced to live in. In fact, just a few lines after, he says when he lets his mind gain full consciousness of his world, he will probably kill himself or someone else.

Questions
When Bigger says his quote(10) about killing himself or someone else, do you get the feeling he is all-bark-no-bite, or that this is a foreshadow?