"She was dead; she was white; she was a woman; he had killed her; he was black; he might be caught;he did not want to be caught; if he were they would kill him" (89).
Just when things seemed to be going well for Bigger, everything goes wrong. He has accidentally committed murder. He did not kill any random person nut he murdered a rich white woman. Once he get caught no matter what he would be killed or put to jail for the rest of his life. Majority of society does not care about black people. They will have no sympathy towards a black man who killed a white woman. As of now he has no plea bargain justifying his horrific actions. This situation makes me understand Bigger's frustration a bit. He is being persecuted just because of his skin color, he has no way of getting out of economical situation, and now he killed someone. This like a cycle most boys like Bigger go through which unable them to get out the gutter.
Will this experience help to change Bigger's outlook on life?
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