Native Son

In the book Native Son the main character Bigger Thomas faces a very rough lifestyle that not many could handle. Growing up as an African-American kid in the 1930's is one of the most difficult tasks one can achieve. This can drive a man to do things he would normally not or would regret. Bigger Thomas was put into a position were he was set up for failure, to do something that would get him into trouble. In this book Bigger commits a series of crimes such as murder then also writing a ransom letter to cover it up. Bigger Thomas is a product of his society, living in these conditions in this time set him up to do the things that he did.

Being an African-American in this time period is very rough. Being poor and struggling to make it each day is not an easy thing to do and