"He opened his eyes and saw a circle of white faces, but he was outside of them, behind his curtain, his wall, looking on" (269).
In the the middle of the reading, Bigger wants to "go down looking into the faces of those that would murder him" (260). He should not have taken this stance especially if he already knew that he was going to be caught. Bigger still had the confidence he had when he thought he would escape the murder, but now it is mixed with a great amount of fear. The fear he kept behind his curtain and wall. It came back to Bigger and doesn't look like it is going to leave him this time. Bigger did not like the white community and felt a sense of pride killing Mary Dalton, but he should have seen what was coming. He still killed an innocent human being and therefore he deserves to get penalized for it. He put himself in this position knowing what the consequences would be. Bigger also got other innocent people in trouble such as Bessie and the black residents living in the Black Belt. There was no need to kill Bessie. If he knew she would not be help to him, then he should have kept his plans to himself and received the money for the ransom he had written on his own. After being caught and almost frozen, Bigger will hopefully understand the mistakes he has made. He needs to learn his right from his wrong and the white people might actually be the only ones to beat it into him.
What will happen to Bigger?
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