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The Struggle In Chicago And Bigger, By Richard Wright
During in the 1940’s in Chicago, African Americans struggled and suffered because of the dominance of white Americans over them. Many of them lived in a small room and harsh conditions. They faced discrimination, racism and were separated from white people’s places. They were also segregated where ever they went.The white community abused of their power and treated them as animals. In consequence of this, Richard Wright created Native Son. The book is about of all of the Biggers Richard Wright had encountered when he lived in Chicago and Bigger represented all of them and how being a black person meant in this time. While many others wouldn’t agreed of Bigger’s action, Richard Wright, the author of Native Son illustrates the struggles of a

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