Bigger's lawyer makes the case that there is no escape from this destiny for his client or any other black American, since they are the necessary product of the society that formed them and told them since birth who exactly they were supposed to be. While not apologizing for Bigger's crimes, Richard Wright portrays a systemic inevitability behind them. Bigger lived in a poor area on Chicago's South Side in the 1930s. Wright's classic story of life in the "most segregated city in America" Chicago, in the early 20th century.This outstanding novel tells the story of 20-year-old Bigger Thomas, a black American youth living in utter poverty. Previous owner's book plate on front paste down.
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