Native Son: Character Actions Defines Their Individual Personalities and Belief Systems Richard Wright's novel, Native Son, consisted of various main and supporting character to deliver an effective array of personalities and expression. Each character's actions defines their individual personalities and belief systems. The main character of Native Son, Bigger Thomas has personality traits spanning various aspect of human nature including actions motivated by fear, quick temper, and a high degree of intelligence. Bigger, whom the …
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…When Bigger got caught by the police and was jailed, he received constant harassment. He was faced with a choice of either confess, or else be lynched by a white crowd, which shows the violence of whites towards blacks. At the trial Bigger was tried unlawfully. For instance: When Buckley, the man prosecuting Bigger, tells Bigger to reenact the murder. And throughout the trial, there was name calling in the newspapers, and at the trial.