Thursday, April 16, 2009

Native Son

"'Don't you realize I'm trying to save your life? Help me just a little bit'" (367).

This is a plea of desperation. Here, Max is actually begging to Bigger - the roles have changed; if anything Bigger should be begging for his life to be saved. This is of significance to me because it takes a lot for a man to beg for something from another man, especially coming from a white man. Max has swallowed his pride and is determined to save someone who doesn't want to be saved. This shows that Max will never give up and will stop at nothing until he sees to it that Bigger is given justice. Because of this quote, I do believe Max will win this case.

I wonder if Max will ever get so frustrated with Bigger that he becomes angry?

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