Native Son Essays

In Richard Wright’s “Native Son”, emotions are a very important element, especially that of fear. Blacks are afraid of whites, whites are afraid of blacks, women are afraid of men, and everyone is afraid of communists. In the novel, however, no fear is as important as the fears that Bigger …

Elements of Irony in Native Son Native Son paints a disturbing, harsh picture of life within the “Black Belt” of Chicago in the 1940s. Wright uses irony; sometimes subtly and at other times obviously to shape the view of the reader and as a foreshadowing mechanism. From our initial scene …

Baldwin and King apply first-person narratives, allowing the audience to experience an immediate encounter toward the authors situation at the time. Baldwin starts the essay with my father died. This short but poignant sentence not only sets the tone for the whole story, but also engages the audience to share …