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    It was the mid 1990s, with the fall of the Berlin Wall, a brave new culture charged head first out into the world. There was no denying that the times were in fact changing and even the great 007 couldn't beat the clock. He had to roll with the punches just like everyone else. Unfortunately, then current James Bond, Pierce Brosnan was rather discontented with the direction his films had brought the character, relying more on light humor as opposed to the gritty nature of the preceeding films of that

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    symbolizes Bigger’s fear and anger towards his life. He tries to kill and get rid of the rat, just as he tries to suppress his fears. Thirdly, Bigger, much like the rat is concerned and powerless. Bigger is powerless and forced to take the job at the Dalton home. He is angry that he did not have any other alternative but the job as a chauffeur. Bigger has now taken the responsibility of providing for his family, a responsibility he did not want to partake in (Demiturk 1). Finally, the rat symbolizes

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    aspire to anything other than minimum, low-wage labor. His mother pesters him to take a job with a rich white man named Mr. Dalton, who is also Bigger’s landlord. Instead of taking the job, Bigger, chooses to meet up with his friends to plan the robbery of a white man’s store. When his plans for the robbery didn’t go as desired he decided to take the job as a Butler for Mr. Dalton. On his first day of work, Bigger drives Mary to meet her communist boyfriend, Jan instead of taking her to school. Mary

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    Bigger's Native Son

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    an interview at the Daltons’. Mr. Dalton tells Bigger he is to be a chauffeur for the Dalton family. Bigger drives Mary to university that evening, but she instead says she wants to meet with her friend Jan; Jan and Mary have dinner with Bigger, and though they wish to be nice to him, they only embarrass him with their kindness. Bigger drops of Jan and brings Mary back home. Bigger carries Mary, who is drunk, upstairs and puts her to bed. While he is in her room, Mrs. Dalton, who is blind, comes

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    Richard Wright composes the short story “How Bigger Was Born” to explain why he wrote the novel Native Son. He expresses his experiences, thoughts and feelings in the short story, which further leads to the creation of the novel. Wrights expressions and ideas correspond to the events that occurred in the novel and I consider my thoughts compatible with fulfillment. The short story, “How Bigger Was Born”, is the foundation of the character Bigger Thomas and his told life. In “How Bigger Was Born”

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    defends his own self well enough that the story is unearthed quickly. 6. What is Bigger’s plan to get money from Mr. Dalton? Bigger plans to disguise Mary’s disappearance as a communist kidnapping. Following his interrogations from Britten and how he pointed fingers at the communist party, Bigger decides to forge a note that suggests that the Communists party kidnapped Mary Dalton. His plan backfires after the Dalton’s actually release Jan, believing that he would give them back their daughter in

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    them feel guilt, they will try desperately to justify it on any grounds"(360), which is precisely what Bigger is attempting through mental detachment.  Bigger "didn't know I (he) was really alive in this world until"(392) he killed Mary Dalton.  Bigger realizes that he committed the murders in order to establish his existence in this world.

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    Native Son Marxism Essay

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    Chicago in the 1930 's and 1940 's when Africans were treated unfairly and were demoted. In Native Son, Bigger, the main character, and his family are being over priced for a rundown, one-bedroom flat unsuitable to live in because of their race. Mr. Dalton, Bigger 's boss, owns the company that sold the Thomas 's their flat. The Thomas family along with a lot of other Africans in Chicago at the time, were forced to live in south side

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    women Wright includes in his story are only there as a tool to better shape Bigger’s, or another man’s, character. While the lack of any strong, female character could be based on Richard Wright’s own life, his presentation of Mrs. Thomas, Vera, Mrs. Dalton, Peggy, Mary, and Bessie all lack the characteristics required to fulfill the strong female lead that African-American literature demands. Despite of the reasoning behind justification or condemnation for Wright’s characters, when considering Wright’s

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    white man but they are all afraid to do it since he is white and the punishment would be huge for them if they are caught during or after act. Bigger picks a fight with Gus for arriving late, just so he can stay out of it and then leaves toward the Daltons house. He gets the chauffeur job and meets

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