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I read Native Son when I was 18 and honestly what I remembered most about the book was that Bigger Thomas, the lead character, cut the white lady up and burned her in the furnace of her family's basement.
But opening these pages 30 years later, I was just blown away. Without a doubt this book is an indictment on race relations in the United States during this period. Wright shows how degradation and demoralization of a people can have tragic consequences for us all. He illustrates how one's valid ...more
But opening these pages 30 years later, I was just blown away. Without a doubt this book is an indictment on race relations in the United States during this period. Wright shows how degradation and demoralization of a people can have tragic consequences for us all. He illustrates how one's valid ...more
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Tyneka Kearse
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