"The big white cat bounded down the steps and leaped with one movement upon Bigger's shoulder and sat perched there. Bigger was still, feeling that the cat had given him away, had pointed him out as the murderer of Mary" (202).
Reading this, it sounds ridiculous. Obviously nobody is thinking this cat has just solved the case but Bigger is really nervous. Back on page 91, while Bigger was in the process of burning Mary's body, he saw the same white cat watching. He immediately became nervous and thought about killing the cat. Then, he reminded himself that cats could not talk. It sounds like Bigger is worrying too much but I think the author is purposely emphasizing the presence of this white cat. I think it represents something much greater than what it seems to be.
What does the white cat represent?
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