Summary: The Native Son

The Native Son is a novel by Richard Wright, which is set in southern part of Chicago in the 1930s. The novel, which was divided into three books, Fear, Flight, and Fate, is fundamentally a story of 22-year old Bigger Thomas, an African-American, and his struggles living an impoverished livelihood of crimeThe scene opens with Bigger universe awakened by the screams of his sister, Vera and receive. He saw that the cause of the commotion was a bulky rat. He and his brother, Buddy, herd the rodent into a corner, nevertheless 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 theorise for a white millionaire-philanthropist named total heat Dalton. During this time, his mother warns him to forget his criminal 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 h e will never have a big time job that will enable him to support his familyDespite his mothers warning, Bigger meets his gang and they hatch a plan to crochet Blums Deli. However, he is actually afraid to commit robbery and he tells this to his suspensor 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 actually want to take the job, he is amazed by the massive riches of his potential employer so he decides to proceed. However, he fails to answer clearly at the interview and frightened by some of the houses piece of furniture as well as Mr. Daltons blind wife, his maid Peggy and fille Mary.Bigger remembers seeing Mary in a newsreel which showed that she was Communist sympathiser along with her boyfriend, Jan Elrone, who is a communist herself.