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I need you to complete my research. It is about Fear in Richard Wright's "Native Son". Just use the first chapter it called "Fear".
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Marva Thomas
English 102
10/25
Introduction: Bigger’s Dream in “Native son”
The book “Native Son” was authored by Richard Wright is an American story dominated by the
fiction that characterized most books in the 1940s.Fear is the common theme in part 1 of the
book Native Son. Fear is a common emotion that drives our actions and dictates our beliefs. As a
major character in Richards Wright’s the Native son, Bigger has fear that dictates most of his
activities in the first part of the novel. Bigger is scared of his future; Bigger fears that as a young
man brought up in poverty in Chicago’s south side, his fate was final. He is doomed and cannot
change his life. His lack of education further worsens his problems, as he has to do menial jobs
to survive and feed his family. This lack of opportunity makes him develop extreme hate towards
whites whom his beliefs are the main reason behind his poverty and life. He feels frustrated in
life about the lack of options in his life, and his future looks uncertain. Fear is the main theme in
the first part of the book. Bigger wonders whether to take up his first job or continue to live his
life as a criminal "I'd just as soon go to jail as take that damn relief job" (p.32). His fear of
robbing a white man provokes a fight between him and Gus "knowledge of his fear thrust firmly
down in him" (p.43).Despite this Bigger dreams of a better life. He has dreams in his life such as
being happy. This is by being positive in life. This would enable him to set goals for the future
and work hard towards achieving these goals. Being positive would make him to believe in
himself and to serve as a motivation. He wants to be happy in life by living a good lifestyle. This
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includes working out, eating clean, healthy food and working hard each day. He also dreams of
having a successful job which would help him met the needs of his family and community. He
wants his family to live in a decent neighborhood, get access to good social amenities and to live
a life that is free from poverty. In the book, Native Son, he generate of having a good job,
running away, losing his fear.
The Fear of Getting a Job
Bigger fears that he may fail to ...