Native Son Post #8 Pg. 209

"Bigger was still, feeling that the cat had given him away, had pointed him out as the murderer of Mary" (202).

Bigger's fear slowly crept back to him as the cat jumped onto his shoulder. The cat was his only witness when he murdered Mary. The press, Mr. Dalton's statement, and Britten's stereotypes were too overwhelming for Bigger to handle and he was not prepared for any of them. He still pictured Mary's bloody head whenever he looked at the furnace and the cat only reminded him more of that night. Bigger does not know what to do at the moment. When the cat came on his shoulder, Bigger felt nervous. Bigger's feelings of fear and guilt came out from behind the curtain that hid his emotions. He wanted everything to stop for a few hours and just go to sleep. Bigger still shows his confidence by calling the press "a lot of fools" (208), but he is also questioning the moves Jan and Britten might play. Bigger can only have confidence that he will get away with the murder to a certain point, but he is really in no position to feel over confident.

Will Bigger get the money? & Will Britten and his men check the furnace or find anything strange about it?