Native Son - Pg. 97-140

"To Bigger and his kind white people were not really people they were sort of great natural force, like a stormy sky looming overhead" (114).

The way blacks are treated so differently from the whites, it is evident that there is no equality. Blacks are usually portrayed as savages (inhumane) but here the whites are described as not really being people themselves. Both blacks and white can be considered inhumane but for different reasons. The blacks ultimately have no choice but to act out and commit animal like acts. They're put in a place where they feel trapped so they want to rebel and break free. On the contrary, the whites live a great life but they choose to treat the blacks horribly. Real people have feelings and these whites are emotionless, therefore they're not really people. However, this doesn't change anything. They're still powerful and always will have the upper hand because of the color of their skin. And as for the metaphor: like a stormy sky looming overhead, they are inescapable and as much as the blacks want to destroy them, its simply impossible.

Will Bigger's thoughts on white people change?