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aaftab123
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Discuss in detail the "Bigger Thomas behavioural patterns" in Richard Wright's novel "Native Son".

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Posted by aaftab123 on Friday April 10, 2009 at 3:34 AM and tagged with behavioral pattern, bigger thomas, characters, native son.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    The one consistent behavioral pattern that Bigger follows occurs whenever he is under pressure of feels threatened. This seems to always end in violence. The first example of this occurs when Bigger and his friends are planning to rob Blum's delicatessen. Bigger projects his fear of robbing Blum onto Gus and attacks him when he is the last to arrive for the robbery. This process continues with the death of Mary and also Bessie. Each time, Bigger is confused and does not know how to react, his eventual reaction is to lash out in violence at the nearest person. This results, of course, in Bigger's eventual arrest and death.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Friday April 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM