Native Son p. 42-62 by Anne Harmon https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37 Throughout last night's reading, fear was the dominant emotion that Bigger felt. Select a passage from last night's reading that shows the exacerbation of race in the face of situations that are already tense. Put your quote in the title part of your post and then give some explanation of how race exacerbated the situation. After everyone has posted, you can comment on one another's posts with your additional thoughts. en-us 2016-11-21 15:48:49 UTC 2025-12-24 04:06:48 UTC hello@padlet.com Wright 44 https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139173651 He was going among white people, so he would take his knife and his gun; it would make him feel that he was equal, give him a sense of completeness.]]> 2016-11-21 18:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139173651 whoops https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139173917 i worked all weekend and forgot to read the book]]> 2016-11-21 18:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139173917 https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174094 H]]> 2016-11-21 18:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174094 https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174098 Suppose a policeman saw him wandering in a white neighborhood like this? It would be thought that he was trying to rob or rape somebody. He grew angry. Why had he come to take this goddamn job? He could have stayed among his own people and escaped feeling
 this fear and hate. (wright 45)]]> 2016-11-21 18:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174098 He sat and looked up at the woman; she was staring at him and he looked away in confusion. He was already glad when she left. That old bastard! What's so damn funny about me?I'm just like she is. ... He felt that the position in which he was sitting was too awkward and found that he was on the very edge of his chair. (Wright 47) https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174196 Bigger was already nervous enough as it was having this interview with Mr. Dalton for this job, and now he was being stared down by a complete stranger all because of his race and how he acted differently.]]> 2016-11-21 18:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174196 "'Bigger, do you belong to a union?' she asked. 'Now, Mary!' said Mr. Dalton, frowning. 'Well, Father, he should,' the girl said, turning to him, then back to Bigger. 'Do you? ''Mary....' said Mr. Dalton. 'I'm just asking him a question, Father!' Bigger hesitated. He hated the girl then. Why did she have to do this when he was trying to get a job? 'No'm,' he mumbled, his head down and his eyes glowering." (Wright 53). https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174513 It's obvious through this passage that Mary looks down upon Bigger, and upon black people in general. As if it isn't awkward and tense enough with the interview, the "imaginary fence" between whites and blacks, particularly Bigger and Mr. Dalton and Mary, becomes even more evident than it already was.]]> 2016-11-21 18:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174513 "He had completely forgotten about the paper. He stood to reach into his vest pocket and, in doing so, dropped his cap. For a moment his impulses were deadlocked; he did not know if he should pick up his cap and then find the paper, or find the paper and then pick up his cap. He decided to pick up his cap" (Wright 49). aschilli1 https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174719 Interviews are always awkward, and yet somehow the fact that a white man is interviewing a black man compounds the fear....]]> 2016-11-21 18:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174719 https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174724 He felt from the tone of their voice that they were having a difference opinion about him, but he could not determine what it is about. It made him uneasy, tense, as though there were influences and presences about him which he could not see. He felt strangely blind ( Wright 48)

The Dalton were talking about Bigger right in front of him and it made him very uncomfortable. Using words he didn't understand add to it]]> 2016-11-21 18:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139174724 "My folks in the old country feel about England like the colored folks feel about this country. So I know something about colored people" (Wright 58). aschilli1 https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139175776 Great way to try to get to know someone... assume that you know everything about them first and that all racial inequality situations are the same!]]> 2016-11-21 18:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139175776 He laid the cap down, noticing that Mr. Dalton was watching him closely. Maybe he was not acting right? Goddamn! Clumsily, he searched for the paper. He could not find it at first and felt called upon to say something for taking so long. (Wright 50). https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139175910 The pressure of being around Mr. Dalton made him feel very nervous and uncomfortable anyway, so when he couldn't find the paper, he got even more nervous and didn't know whether to say something or not and got scared. ]]> 2016-11-21 18:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139175910 "Yessuh, there's four of us," he stammered, trying to show that he was not as stupid as he might appear. He felt a need to speak more, for he felt that maybe Mr. Dalton expected it. And he suddenly remembered the many times his mother had told him not to look at the floor when talking with white folks or asking for a job. He lifted his eyes and saw Mr. Dalton watching him closely. He dropped his eyes again" (Wright 51). https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139176442 Bigger is caught in a dilemma between the expectations put on his racial image and the need to make a good first impression. What he was taught is conflicted with the level of respect he has to show towards white people.]]> 2016-11-21 18:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139176442 "He wished Mr. Dalton would speak and end this thing. He looked up and saw Mr. Dalton staring at the girl. She's making me lose my job! he thought" (Wright 53). https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139177007 Bigger is clearly nervous and unsure of his new job. When Mary starts mentioning things such as a union, he feels that this may mess things up for him.]]> 2016-11-21 18:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/apslearns2/30qbqlruzn37/wish/139177007