Literary Criticism And Analysis Native Son
Literary Criticism and Analysis
Native Son - Richard Wright
Candice Milburn
SOC AP English IV
Abstract
The purpose of this criticism is to psychoanalytically analyze and construe Richard Wright’s “Native Son” as whole and to also prove that oppressed people can be psychologically effected and in turn become a danger to others for committing crimes. In the beginning of the paper, the audience will read about the literary elements that contribute to the thesis and describe the actions in the novel. In the second section of the paper, Bigger is displayed as an angry person with lots of underlying issues. Within section two, the psychoanalytic criticism aspect of the thesis is explained. Freudians theory is mentioned to relate to the psychological terms that I prove Bigger Thomas has. In the third section of the literary paper, two more criticisms are pronounced; one being an agree criticism, and the other being a disagree criticism. In close of the paper we revert back to the thesis of the novel, which is the way racial prejudice and oppression of society can psychologically transform a fearful individual into being capable of great violence, and explain the way the thesis was truthful
In the novel Native Son by Richard Wright, Bigger Thomas is introduced into the story as a 20 year-old black male on the South Side of Chicago during the Jim Crow Law time period. He faces racism, poverty and judgment every day. The novel defines Bigger Thomas as a violent character whose life is determined by the fear and anger he has for white people. Bigger Thomas foreshadows his fate from the very start of the novel, and at one point even stated that “... he felt that all his life had been leading to something like this.” (Wright 106). The tyranny of white people to Bigger ultimately forms him into an obstinate character. His actions and attitude lead him to hate himself and white people. Through the fear of the central character’s
Native Son - Richard Wright
Candice Milburn
SOC AP English IV
Abstract
The purpose of this criticism is to psychoanalytically analyze and construe Richard Wright’s “Native Son” as whole and to also prove that oppressed people can be psychologically effected and in turn become a danger to others for committing crimes. In the beginning of the paper, the audience will read about the literary elements that contribute to the thesis and describe the actions in the novel. In the second section of the paper, Bigger is displayed as an angry person with lots of underlying issues. Within section two, the psychoanalytic criticism aspect of the thesis is explained. Freudians theory is mentioned to relate to the psychological terms that I prove Bigger Thomas has. In the third section of the literary paper, two more criticisms are pronounced; one being an agree criticism, and the other being a disagree criticism. In close of the paper we revert back to the thesis of the novel, which is the way racial prejudice and oppression of society can psychologically transform a fearful individual into being capable of great violence, and explain the way the thesis was truthful
In the novel Native Son by Richard Wright, Bigger Thomas is introduced into the story as a 20 year-old black male on the South Side of Chicago during the Jim Crow Law time period. He faces racism, poverty and judgment every day. The novel defines Bigger Thomas as a violent character whose life is determined by the fear and anger he has for white people. Bigger Thomas foreshadows his fate from the very start of the novel, and at one point even stated that “... he felt that all his life had been leading to something like this.” (Wright 106). The tyranny of white people to Bigger ultimately forms him into an obstinate character. His actions and attitude lead him to hate himself and white people. Through the fear of the central character’s