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Richard Wright has done it again! A young black man in Chicago life spins out of control and is full of hiding, hopelessness, and fear after he kills a young white women in a moment of panic. It eventually leads to more crime and a series of convictions. This is the story line of his new controversial book, "Native Son".  There is no other book in the history of African American literature quite like this that sends such a radical message. This book is controversial because it shows a BLACK man having enough courage to not only kill a white women, but try to get money for it by sending a letter to the girls rich father. Richard write creates a character, Bigger Thomas and shows the depiction in the first scene when Bigger kills a rat. Bigger wins the battle against a rat that terrorized his family and it made him feel power, just like when he kills Mary. Killing gives Bigger Thomas power and he no longer feels fear. But how long will that feeling last when he faces another battle and nearly looses his dignity.