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Bigger Thomas |
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Bigger Thomas possesses a pathological hatred of white people. [Am. Lit.: Native Son, Magill I, 643–645] See : Hatred Bigger Thomas finds freedom through killing and life’s meaning through death. [Am. Lit.: Native Son, Magill I, 643–645] See : Irony How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It deals with murder born out of self-hate and racism as the work burrows deep within the tortured psyche of its main character, Bigger Thomas. Given "the limitations of the screen and stage in America," he wondered, "Can such a book be done in a light that presents Bigger Thomas as a human being? In 1952, following Lee's tragic death at the age of 45, Pearson placed these materials in actor/friend Tommy Anderson's garage in Englewood, New Jersey, where they lay dormant until June of 1980, when she and I unearthed them--vast primary sources, including scrapbooks made possible by a clipping service for the famed production of Richard Wright and Paul Green's Native Son; Lee played the protagonist, Bigger Thomas. |
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