Native Son pg. 381

4/15/09

"At times he could hear the faint sound of the winter wind blowing outdoors...'How long will it last?'"(379).

This quote is significant because it explains how Bigger isn't really sure about the single most important thing (himself) and how he now feels and knows that he isn't going to make it much farther. He says he hears the faint sound of the winter snow blowing outdoors. He knows that he hasn't got much time left before the "snow" breaks through the window and blows him away completely. It seems as if although Bigger is opening up more to the world and realizing things that it has taken his whole life to realize, he is still unsure about one thing; himself. Not too long before this Bigger wanted to spend more time with others, and at the very least, gain some time left in his life. Now it seems that he wants to throw in the towel and lock the doors before the real "storm" comes.

If Max, as well as Buckley were black, how might this whole situation differ from its current state?

Could we see Buckley as the savage animal?