Hate, black and thick, blinds and engulfs the mind. Shame pushes him back to the hole from which he crawled. Fear inhibits the mind, body, and soul, rendering the three capable of only bad decisions. In the novel Native Son, by Richard Wright, hate, shame, and fear engulf the livelihood of the main character, Bigger Thomas. Using Bigger and his surroundings, Wright depicts how living under such conditions leads to seeking excesses of sex, religion, …showed first 75 words of 949 total…

…showed last 75 words of 949 total…This cycle of hopelessness and despair circles around and around, not allowing its victims to escape. What needs to be done now is for someone on the outside to break the cycle, for those already caught in it are vulnerable and powerless. The people with power, the Mr. Daltons and the corporate America officers he represents, need to work to end the cycle-they must work to create justice in a real world for all people.