Americans. When talking to Bigger, she uses the phrase “your people.” She refers to black Americans as “they” and ‘them,” implying that blacks constitute a separate, essentially different class of human bings. Her phrase “our country” indicates that she views America as a nation dominated by white people. When Mary exclaims, “They’re human,” she implies that a psychological division exists between white and black
Americans.
After Mary’s death, Bigger finds that the rebellion is liberating. This is a false sense of liberation because the murder only incurs more anger and