Native Son is a book that depicts violent racial tension between blacks and whites during the 1930s. This eye-opening novel is written by Richard Wright. It centers around the life of a young, black man named Bigger Thomas. The story is composed of crimes committed by Bigger and the motives behind them. His motives are influenced by his thoughts, which result from the social pressure he experiences as an African American. The chain reaction resulting from the American culture of the 1930s is what Wright is trying to exploit. Wright uses Bigger’s story to represent the product of this cultural hardship. Insight on Bigger’s thoughts and actions allow us to see how these social prejudices influence the life of African Americans. Wright’s main goal was to emphasize on the psychological effect racism had on African Americans. Wright intentionally did not represent Bigger as a hero. In fact, Bigger represents the result of this racial conflict. In an ironic twist, Bigger becomes a violent figure that the whites were afraid of; hence, why they were racist. In other words, he is what the whites were preventing by being racist. Figuratively speaking, Native Son most certainly means “the product of American culture,” which goes back to how this traditional, racist american culture in the 1930s raised the violent attitude of African Americans like Bigger. Bigger Thomas is a twenty year old man living in Chicago. One morning, he wakes up to a big black rat scattering around his