Native Son Post #1 Pg. 30

"It's you who's scared. You scared I'm going to say yes and you'll have to go through with the job...." (27).

Bigger is trying to rise above his fear of white people by following through with the gang's plan to rob Blum. Bigger's friends all know he is just as scared as they are to do this robbery. Bigger acts like the tough guy and has a really bad temper. Bigger knows he should be getting a job and helping his family, but something is holding him back from it. It is almost as though he doesn't want to find a job because he is being asked to do it. Bigger has no problem giving orders, but he won't take a simple request from his own mother. He gets put down by his mother and even his friend, Gus, but he shouldn't take it to heart. Instead, he should do something about the problems in his life. He can not mope around robbing people. If he gets caught, then his mother and siblings will end up starving to death. Bigger acts like a rebel to hide his fear of the white people. Bigger and his friends all stereotype the white people as the ones with the good life. Bigger clearly does not want to do this robbery. He should stick with his gut. He shouldn't be relying on other people to decide what he should be doing for himself. If he knows something is wrong, then he should not do it. It's quite simple.

Is Bigger going to bother getting the job at Mr. Dalton's place? & Will the robbery work out?