I think society places a huge role in Bigger’s murder of Mary. Bigger has this reoccurring fear of white people and how much they dominate society. He knows the potential consequences that a black man can endure because of what society has designated in his mind. When Bigger brings Mary up to her room, he is fearful of getting caught by Mr. and Mrs. Dalton due to what society has conflicted between a black man and a white woman. His thoughts and emotions spiral out of control and Bigger takes advantage of Mary only to find out that Mrs. Dalton is entering the room. Bigger’s fear makes him lash out in two ways; sexually and violently which are the exact two things that Bigger resorts to in this situation. Although Mrs. Dalton is blind, Bigger puts a pillow up to Mary’s face to avoid her from speaking and eventually ends up killing her. Although society may have not been responsible for the actions he took later on with Mary’s body, the pressure to dispose of the body is all due to the effects society has put in his mind and he is fearful of getting caught because he knows he will be a dead man.