Native Son pg. 287-240 #3 "He had lived and acted on the assumption that he was alone, and now he saw that he had not been. What he had done made others suffer" (298)

I chose this quote because it once again shows how Bigger is feeling the guilt of his actions. Bigger had never thought that what he did affected other people, but now he sees that his family will obviously have to live with the memory of Bigger for the rest of their lives. This is bad for Bigger because he must now constantly think of how his family is struggling psychologically worrying about how Bigger is doing and it is not fair to them. I think that Bigger feeling this guilt is a sign of maturity, but it came just a little too late.

What will happen to Bigger and how will it affect his family?