Native Son pg. 287-240 #2 "Do you want me to die and atone for a suffering I never caused? I'm not responsible for the state of this world. I'm doing all one man can. I suppose you want me to take my money and fling it out to the millions who have nothing?" (295)

I chose this quote because it shows how Mr. Dalton is, deep down, not as honorable as we think he is. People think of Mr. Dalton as a kind and generous man and he is. However, he is not very modest in his charitable work and he makes it seem as though he is better than he actually is. Max was the first person to finally call him out on that. Mr. Dalton had been saying how he just bought several ping-pong tables to give to poor black kids. Max called him out and said that ping-pong tables do not matter to kids that live in such poverty. Mr. Dalton does all of these things to hide the fact that he is one of the people who is forcing poverty upon all of the black people that live in the south side with his South Side Real Estate Company. Although Mr. Dalton may give back to those in poor communities, he only does it to hide his own flaws as a person.

How will Mr. Dalton feel if Bigger is sentenced to death?