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  • Essay / Native Son's Theme of Racism - 1161

    In the article he is described as looking "exactly like a monkey!" ” (279), with “extremely black skin” (279) and a lower jaw that “protrudes odiously, reminiscent of a jungle beast” (279). The article accuses Bigger of raping Mary, then explains how segregation and "injecting an element of constant fear" (281) is the solution to "dealing with the problem" (281) of black people in America. Overall, the Native Son diaries provide yet another example of the depth of racism in American society in the 1990s. 1970.