Native Son

Part One

In this passage, the intro again helps you to prepare for the excerpt. It sounds like he had a very hard time because of his color and his father. It really shows us that without living in the time period, what things were actually like. As he remembers his father, he sees how his teacher changed something in him and yet his father saw her as the enemy. It explains how his treatment by whites caused him to want to commit murder. Does thos show up in today’s society? Absolutely! Bullies in schools today are why we have some of the violence we hear about everyday.

Part Two

This section takes you through his father’s last day , his last visit with him and the birth of his sister. It seems to concentrate more on the chaos around them than their actual activities. But all in all it gave me, as a reader, a very good sense of what was happening in a time that was so historical for our country.

Part Three

This section is very intense. You can see how he feels about all sorts of things and how his father’s funeral, his birthday and the birth of his sister bring back memories and start to raise questions for him. When the riots start, he starts to realize how hatred can overcome someone and he begins to remember things that his father had said and I believe finally starts to completely understand him and his words.

Over all this reading was insightful and can really make you want to examine your relationships with those you may feel you hate but truly love.