Product Description
by Richard Nathaniel Wright (Author)
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflection on the poverty and feelings of hopelessness experienced by people in inner cities across the country and of what it means to be black in America.
Number of Pages: 512
Dimensions: 1.3 x 8 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: August 02, 2005
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Native Son (the Original 1940 Text)
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 24
