"Because he could go now, run off if he wanted to and leave it all behind, he felt a certain sense of power, a power born of a latent capacity to live" (164).
Bigger felt the power of choice overcome him. He realized the power he had over Britten and Mr. Dalton. Bigger could have done anything he wished to do because he had not yet been suspected of committing the murder by acting like an innocent servant, who is too dumb to notice the obvious. This power of choice is new to Bigger because of such mistreatment of blacks in society. Britten's attitude toward Bigger only makes Bigger want to challenge himself to accomplish more mischievous deeds. It will make Bigger feel good about himself and give him something to laugh about. He will get the feeling of how blind the people around him are and how much better he is than the others. Bigger needs to get his priorities straightened out because he won't be going anywhere if he keeps this act up.
Will Bigger get caught?
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