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Danny Teich
is on page 416 of 504
"Who knows when some slight shock, disturbing the delicate balance between social order and thirsty aspiration, shall send the skyscrapers of our cities toppling? (Wright, 404). This is a famous quote that I had heard of several years back, but never understood until now. Max says this while defending Bigger in court, saying that nobody knows when a chaos-inducing revolt could occur from oppressed African Americans.
— Jan 27, 2013 07:40PM
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Danny Teich
is on page 380 of 504
"Fear and dread were the only possible feelings he could have in that courtroom" (Wright, 378). Bigger is finally on trial before a judge and feels like he has officially lost everything, and he cannot even maintain his hope and excitement for what would happen to him, as he had had in jail, instead just feeling frightened, powerless, and hopeless in the courtroom.
— Jan 15, 2013 07:43PM
Danny Teich
is on page 363 of 504
Bigger has been caught, and the action has slowed down a bit. I am shocked seeing how Jan is defending Bigger even after Bigger killed his girlfriend. Bigger had lost all hope until his talk with Max, after which believed that "he had to weave his feelings into a hard shield of either hope or hate" (Wright, 360). Bigger's trial is imminent, and he's trying to discover whether he feels hope or hate for his world.
— Jan 13, 2013 05:30PM
Danny Teich
is on page 273 of 504
This has been much different than the civil-rights related books I have read in the past. I feel like Bigger is an antihero, and while the book has emphasized racism in the 1940 society, I can't sympathize with Bigger for all the bad things he has done. It is shocking how Bigger has no regrets for his behavior, only feeling that "He was living, truly and deeply, no matter what others might think" (Wright, 239).
— Jan 01, 2013 05:59PM
Danny Teich
is on page 20 of 504
This book takes place around the year 1940, and is told from the perspective of a black boy named Bigger. I have just recently started it, but the story is beginning to unfold and reveal the theme of racism, and life for a black family in 1940. Bigger comments to a friend of his about the injustice of racism, saying "They don't let us do nothing" as a reference to white people in the community (Wright, 19).
— Dec 16, 2012 06:58PM
