Native Son
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Book 1 Book 2 Book 3
Themes
All Themes Whiteness, Blackness, and Racism Capitalism and Communism Crime and Justice Anger and Charity Death, Life’s Purpose, and the Will to Live
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Bigger Thomas Buddy Thomas Mr. Dalton Mrs. Dalton Mary Dalton Jan Max Buckley Bessie The preacher Deputy coroner
Symbols
All Symbols The Furnace “Black Ape”
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Setting Similes Situational Irony Stream of Consciousness Style Tone
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by Richard Wright

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