Summary: The Native Son

The Native Son is a novel by Richard Wright, which is set in southern set off of Chicago in the 1930s. The novel, which was divided into three books, Fear, Flight, and Fate, is basically a story of 22-year old Bigger Thomas, an African-American, and his struggles quick an impoverished life of crimeThe scene opens with Bigger existence awakened by the screams of his sister, Vera and mother. He saying that the cause of the commotion was a big hind end. He and his brother, Buddy, drove the rodent into a corner, notwithstanding the rat retaliates and wounds Bigger. Ultimately, Bigger kills the rat with a heavy iron skilledBiggers wanted to become an aviator but is instead given a job for a white millionaire-philanthropist named Henry Dalton. During this time, his mother warns him to forget his illegal habits, lest he end up in prison and also tells him to go out and get a job if he had any manhood in him. Although he sincerely cares about his family, Bigger knows that he will neve r have a big time job that will enable him to post his familyDespite his mothers warning, Bigger meets his gang and they hatch a plan to rob Blums Deli. However, he is actually afraid to commit robbery and he tells this to his friend Gus, who in turn calls Biggers bluff. This angered Bigger and he attempted to stab his would-be friend but gets up being kicked out of the gang.He then prepares for the interview with Mr. Dalton. Although Bigger doesnt really want to take the job, he is amazed by the massive wealth of his potential employer so he decides to proceed. However, he fails to answer intelligibly at the interview and frightened by some of the houses furniture as nearly as Mr. Daltons blind wife, his maid Peggy and daughter Mary.Bigger remembers seeing Mary in a newsreel which showed that she was Communist sympathizer along with her boyfriend, Jan Elrone, who is a communist herself.