Question: A. Identify and describe at least three examples of Wright's use of Naturalism (other than those in the PowerPoint) in Native Son and explain how they might relate to social protest and reform.
B. What connections can you make between gender relations in Native Son and in "Long Black Song" and "Like A Winding Sheet"?
C. Do you find that there is growth in Bigger's self-awareness, in terms of his own, the other characters' and the reader's perception of him?
D. What connections can you make between Bigger Thomas' encounters with the American justice system and the encounters today that many African Americans have with that system?
E. Personal response: What was particularly striking about these readings for you? What questions arise from the texts? What connections can be made to other texts, films, issues raised in class discussions or personal experience. Give specific examples and short quotes and explain.