Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Native Son to pg 381

Quote: "Could Max really save his life? In the act of thinking the thought, he thrust it from him. If he kept hope from his mind, then whatever happened would seem natural"(381).

Significance: This quote is significant because Bigger is some what starting to trust and believe in Max. He is still questioning the fact if Max could really save his life. Bigger still does not trust Max fully yet, he does not want to keep hope in his mind. Bigger does not want to hope that he will be saved, he does not want to get his hopes up to high, that is what he is doing. Bigger does not want to believe that Max can save him because if he starts to believe it and it does not happen, Bigger will me let down. Bigger does not want to be let down at a time like this even though he says he does not care what happens. I really believe that he wants to be saved, but he just does not want his hopes to be to high.

Question: Is Bigger going to live and not get sentenced to the death penalty?

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