6/9/2023 0 Comments The native son novel![]() ![]() ![]() He kills his girlfriend Bessie to stop her from giving him away. Full with guilt and fear, Bigger abandons his ransom plan and runs to keepers readers minds on the title of the second book – “Flight”/īigger carefully hides from the massive search and angry white mob on his heels. To erase all evidence of his guilt, Bigger burns her body and further attempt with his reluctant girlfriend (Bessie) to extort money from the Daltons, who at this point in time, are looking incessantly for their missing daughter.īigger’s plans are thwarted as the remains of Mary is discovered by a reporter who tried to rid the furnace (heater) off its ash. Dalton), the girl dies to add more fright to an already timid Bigger. Bigger helps Mary to her room and after placing a pillow on her head to prevent her from making noise to alert her blind mother (Mrs. Working as a chauffeur for the girl and her boyfriend, all of them get drunk after a night out. Apart from the alliterating nature of the titles of the books in the novel, there is a logical connection between them such that they depend on one another to complete the message the author wanted to send across.įEAR, the title of the first book, defines the emotions that grip the protagonist accidentally killing the daughter of the white rich Dalton family. Deviating from the norm of dividing novels into chapters, Native Son has been divided into three books with titles FEAR, FLIGHT and FATE. ![]()
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