that attack the racial discrimination and bigotry that Wright encounteredas a youth. Throughout Wrights career he published many outstanding works. Amonghis works included: five novels, two autobiographies, two books of short stories, fournonfiction books and one collection of essays. Wrights major influence began when hepublished, Native Son , in 1940.Richard Wrights most notable and highly acclaimed novel is Native Son. Richard Wright contemplated for a while before he decided to write a novel in which aNegro, Bigger Thomas, would become a symbolic figure of American life. The novel isdivided into sections entitled: fear, flight, and fate. Each section is used as a way to chartthe changes in the main characters, Bigger Thomas, mind. Native Son, is the story of,Bigger Thomas, a poor young black man who had misinterpreted myths and stereotypesabout the racist society in which he lived and accidentally murders a wealthy whitewomen. At the novels end, Bigger must face the consequences of his actions, and isimprisoned and sentenced to death. Native Son is considered both a psychologicalmelodrama and protest novel, that candidly exposes the pent-up hatred and bitterness ofthe oppressed black American. (Stine 415). The first section of Native Son, is entitled Fear. In this portion of the book, we areintroduced to the main character, Bigger Thomas, who is a full-blown juvenile delinquent. Throughout the first section, he is ruled by images he is unable to control. Bigger is hiredby Mr. Dalton to be his live-in chauffeur. Biggers first task is to drive Mr. Daltonsdaughter, Mary to a lecture at the university. On their way to the lecture, Mary tellsBigger that they are not going to the lecture and to go pick up Jan. Jan Erlone is Maryscommunist lover. Throughout the night, Bigger is frightened by Marys and Jansinsistence to treat him as an equal. Bigger has this reaction because he isnt used to beingtreated equally by some...
