Native Son pg. 271-286 "Toward no one in the world did he feel any fear now, for he knew that fear was useless; and toward no one in the world did he feel any hate now, for he knew that hate would not help him" (273)

I chose this quote because I think it shows how Bigger is completely helpless now that he is captured. Bigger knows now that there is nothing he can do so he does not have a choice in what happens to him. All the time that Bigger was free, he did not have to think about who was responsible for killing Mary, but now that Bigger has been captured, all he can do is feel the guilt of killing Mary. Especially when he meets Mr. and Mrs. Dalton and Jan, Bigger is forced to think of how he deeply hurt those people and it was all his fault.

How will Bigger be affected psychologically because of his capture?