Native Son #12

"He was alone, profoundly, inescapably. He rolled on the floor and sobbed, wondering what it was that had hold of him, why he was here" (Wright 310). He didn't know why it was that he could not even speak to the men, let alone stick up for himself. There was a power that he could not overcome and the fact that he didn't know what it was caused him to become very emotional. This is one of the few moments we have seen in the book of him expressing his emotions, which he hated so much to do. He knew what was ahead for him and although he acted as if he didn't care before, this proves that he does have a heart and does care that he has no hope for the rest of his days. He knows he is going to be put to death and he is finally looking back and wondering what it was that caused him to get himself into this position and have his life turn out this way.