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Civil Rights in Richard Wright's Native Son

Civil Rights in Richard Wright's Native Son( )
Editor: Mancini, Candice L.
Series title:Social Issues in Literature Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7377-4391-3
Publication Date:May 2009
Publisher:Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Imprint:Greenhaven Publishing
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $33.00
Book Description:

Bigger Thomas, a young man living in 1930s Chicago, takes a job with a wealthy white family, the Daltons. After a night of drinking with her boyfriend, Mary, the Dalton's only child, dies when Thomas accidentally suffocates her so as not to be heard by Mary's mother, who would not understand why Thomas was carrying her up to bed. Thomas's fate, to be tried and convicted of murder, speaks less to Thomas as a person than to the impossible circumstances racism creates within society. This...
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Book Details
Pages:176
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / American / African American & Black
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 Inches
Book Weight:0.6 Pounds



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