Thursday, April 16, 2009

Native Son to p.381

Quote
" said one of the professors who requested tha his name not be mentioneed in connection with the case," (366).

Significance
I chose this quote because it made me wonder "why?" Why does he not want to be named? For fear of being hated? By whom? Is he scared that all black people are like Bigger and will murder when angered? Does this make racism self-fulfilling or just forcefuly filled? Is it filled on it's own without thought, or is is filled by people shoving everyone into stereotypes?

Question
On page 373, Buckley says "I'm very sorry Your Honor, I was laboring under too much emotion. I merely wanted to impress the Court with the urgency of this situation". Is this a connection to Bigger made by Wright? A connection of how Bigger acts when he has too much emotion? Or is it not because Buckley can express himself, unlike Bigger?

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