Quote
"He [Bigger] felt his right hand with his left; but even that did not tell him anything. his right hand was so cold that all he felt was one cold piece of flesh touching another" (261).
Significance
I chose this because I feel it represents an overall metaphor for this book [Flight]. This metaphor is that the snow causes him to lose all feeling. And by 'snow' I mean 'white people'. Bigger no longer feels the most basic emotions like guilt, regret, and loyalty. The white world is numbing his ability to feel and to sense. They force him into bad situtations, so he has no choice but to stop feelings, because it is either stop feeling, or face what a terrible situtaion he is really in.
Question
Which title will affect Bigger the most when he is given a trial (if one): 'Murderer', 'Rapist', or 'Negro'? Why?
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
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