Rape

Is The Black Man A Victim Or A Victimizer Of "Rape"? Rape is a primary source of fear in Richard Wright's Native Son. Through the main character of the story, Bigger Thomas, Wright reveals the idea that black men in the 1940's feared the thought of being associated with "rape", which is a result of racism and white-superiority. But, even though Bigger is afraid of such a situation, he eventually does commit "rape", which brings …

…that no matter how hard he tries, the whites already have a bias point of view and could not be convinced that Bigger killed Mary by accident. This also implies that all blacks go through the same struggles as Bigger, although not all of the same magnitude as murder. Although Bigger Thomas is a victimizer of rape, Richard Wright has shown that, through the novel, Bigger and the entire black race are victims of "rape".