novel, he wanted to awaken America to the realities of the relationship

between blacks and whites in the controversial 1930s. When he wrote

this novel, it caused many disputes among Americans. Many people

thought that some of the issues Wright included in his novel were not

appropriate to write about. Richard Wright believed that even the bad

parts of America should be seen, though.

This story takes place in Chicago, Illinois in the late 1930s. The

main character is Bigger Thomas. He is a twenty year old black man

who lives in a one-room apartment with his mother, sister, and brother.

The part of town they live in is infested with crime, an

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