Native Son #11

"He wanted to shoot, but remembered that he had but three bullets left. He would shoot when they were closer and he would save one bullet for himself. They would not take him alive" (Wright 267). Bigger's life was not worth living anymore. Everything had gone wrong and he no longer knew how to handle it. The excitement of keeping a secret from the white world had faded and his focus had turned to simply staying alive. At this point, even that light was dwindling. At this point it seemed as though there was no chance for his life to be normal again, so he wanted to go out with a bang. He would make his final statement by shooting the cops, once again defeating the whites and proving to himself he was capable of doing damage in the world. He would then end his own life, actually being remembered for something even though he was black.