Quote
"But she[Mary] was beautiful, slender, with an air that made him feel that she did not hate him with the hate of the other white people. But, for all of that, she was white and he hated her" (82).
Significance
I chose this quote becuase I feel it shows one of the themes of the first book. That theme is the self-fulfilling prophecy of racism. Even though he think that Mary doesn'ty hate him because he is black, unlike every other white he is used to, he still hates her. This is because of the prophecy that black are supposed to hate whites.
Question
How soon will it take for someone to catch Bigger in his act of accidental murder? When he is caught, will his trial be fair (if he gets one at all)?
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