Bigger Thomas, a young, quick-tempered black man in 1940s Chicago, accidentally kills his wealthy white employer's daughter. What follows is a thrilling crime novel in its own right that is suitable for students who chronically complain about how "boring" classroom literature is. Wright's classic also raises the unanswerable questions of race and social justice in pre-Civil Rights America.
Native Son is a book that will awaken its readers and leave a lasting impression in your students' minds with its unrelenting portrayal of the inevitability of its main character's fate.
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