Quote: "Though he had killed a black girl and a white girl, he knew that it would be for the death of the white girl that he would be punished. The black girl was merely 'evidence.' And under it all he knew that the white people did not really care about Bessie's being killed. White people never searched for Negroes who killed other Negroes. He had heard it said that white people felt it was good when one Negro killed another; it meant that they had one Negro less to contend with"(331).
Significance: This quote is significant because it shows the racism that is in the book. It shows that because Bigger killed both a black girl and a white girl, but that black girl being killed does not matter only the fact that he killed a white girl makes it a big deal. I believe that it is unfair to Bigger and the other black people in this book because everyone should be treated equally and with respect. If a white kills a white they should get in trouble, and if a black kills a black they should get into the same trouble and have the same consequences as the white people. The white people not caring so much about the black people being killed shows a lack of respect towards the black race it that is not fair. The white people would not like it if a black person said they did not care about a white person dying, they would probably put that black person in jail or even possibly kill them. It just is not fair to anyone.
Question: Why is Jan still trying to help Bigger even though he tried to pin the murder on him?
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