Sunday, February 7, 2010
Just as Bigger doesn't represent all blacks, Mary doesn't represent all of society. It was her own stupidity that led to her inevitably comical downfall. If she had done as she was supposed to and had just gone to school, she wouldn't have gotten drunk with Jan at a "nice black restaurant". She wouldn't have needed Bigger's assistance to get to her bed, and Bigger would never had felt the need to silence her with a pillow. Which brings me to my next point. If Mary had been smarter, she would have known to have a pillow with breathing holes just for that reason. It is true that society in general was very oppressive, but that had very little to do with Mary being stupid.
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Secret Ninja Man, you need to put your name on your blog (unless of course the CIA is protecting your identity from English teachers who need to know what you think).
"It was her own stupidity that lead to her inevitably comical downfall." With this sentence, are you suggesting/saying that the victim of violence is the reason/problem? You state that societal oppression has little to do with Mary being stupid, but does societal oppression have anything to do with Bigger's actions? Mrs. Holst
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