Society does have a deep impact on Bigger. That deep impact has such an effect on him, that he loses control of his own thinking. Although, it is Bigger's own fault that he allows his society to control him in everything he does. So, both go hand in hand in a vicious cycle as one feeds into the other. As Bigger is more effected, greater fear is generated, which is the source of all of his problems and volatile reactions. For example, Bigger feels he needs a knife and gun when he leaves to meet with the Dalton's. That is him allowing his great fear of the white society to affect him, and therefore setting himself up for a situation where he is putting his job and the people around him in danger. In the presence of Mary and Jan, his fear and the differences put between black and white society spiral out of control. Both Mary and Jan, treat Bigger as a fun spectacle or one of "them". Their eagerness to be "friends" with Bigger becomes so overwhelming to him that it generates nothing but fear and confusion. This is because what society had taught him and what he was experiencing was at such a clash. His night out with them hits a climax as he is carrying Mary upstairs. He is so afraid and uncomfortable at this point. Society has told him that it is not right to be this close to a white girl. He does not want the Daltons to catch him taking Mary upstairs. He does not want to be another seen as the black man proving that he does not deserve to be anywhere near a white community. Then, Bigger allows all of these ideas generated from society to affect him in the worste way possible. Just like in the past, his fear makes him react in two ways; sexually and violently. He takes advantage of Mary and at the sight of Mrs. Dalton acts violently and kills her to force her to be quiet. The tragic ending was a breaking point of a society's affect on Bigger and Bigger allowing the corrupt society to make his volatile decisions for him.

-liz kleisner