The Motive of the Murder——The Analysis of the Two Murders in Native Son

摘要

This thesis focus on the analysis of the motive of the two murders——made by Bigger Thomas, a black man. The black people's miserable living condition is one of the reasons why the two murders happened. The white's bias towards the black is also responsible for them. Bigger Thomas's deformed, distorted personality is also part of the explanations for the murders.