Thanks for being patient and helpful with my voice. Hopefully a weekend of no speaking will make it return. I apologize that I haven't been able to give some final commentary on Native Son or the intro. for your new novel. Please bring any issues that you feel haven't been resolved for Native Son and I'll try to talk about it Monday. I'll attach my notes as well.
Upcoming: Vocab Test and reading due 3/26
Fate Notes
Social Satire—exaggerate the negative to show the consequences (Modest Proposal)
Contrast to first half—everything is black around him in jail “black floor” “black bars”
Bigger tortured—dragged away, fingernails torn off, swollen tongue p. 320
Newspaper portrayal p. 322
Portrayal of Jan—very sympathetic, understanding, forgiving p. 332
Inequality in the Black Belt p. 377—housing shortage, pay more, only educate for trade jobs
Use of Bessie’s body as evidence p. 382
Crazy jail mate—writing a book about how coloreds live, drove him crazy p. 397-98
Buckley’s irony—“A man commits two of the most horrible murders in the history of American civilization” p. 434
Reasons to incite the public p. 449
Jail actually better than home life p. 471
Title—what does native son mean?
Wright’s purpose and connection with communism
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