Native Son Post #2 Pg. 53

"The pay calls for $20 a week, but I'm going to give you $25. The extra $5 is for yourself, for you to spend as you like. [...] You can give the $20 to your mother to keep your brother and sister in school" (50).

Mr. Dalton is a decent, white man. He is making a great effort to make Bigger feel comfortable in his home. Mr. Dalton wants to help Bigger and Bigger needs to understand Mr. Dalton is a good man. Not all white people want to put down black people. Bigger should take Mr. Dalton's kind gesture and trust him. Mr. Dalton is not only looking to benefit himself with a new chauffeur, but he is also trying to benefit Bigger and his family. Mr. Dalton knows it is not easy being a colored boy living in poverty with a family to take care of. Bigger needs to take this opportunity to reform himself. He needs to let out any feelings and talk to Mr. Dalton about it. It would relieve him of any violence or temper and it would help Mr. Dalton understand him better. I hope Bigger does not become influenced by his friends to do anything dumb or lose his temper and become violent for any reason. Bigger needs to make the right decisions for himself and his family. He has an opportunity that many black people do not get and he should make the most of it in a positive way.

Will Bigger make amends with his friends? & Are they still going to rob Blum? I hope not.