"The reality of the room fell from him; the vast city of white people that sprawled outside took its place. She was dead and he had killed her. He was a murderer, a Negro murderer, a black murderer. He had killed a white woman." (pg. 87)
This quote is significant to me because the image of the quote stuck out to me. Just picturing the room Bigger's in falling away to be replaced by the entire city of whites boring into him was a powerful image. It's also good to point out Wright's emphasis on Bigger's thinking process during this. Bigger emphasizes on the fact that he was black and she was white, a major issue in this particular society. Bigger's thoughts stress the severity of his actions in his world.
Do you think Mrs. Dalton knew that Mary was dead? Does this distinction make her actions more symbolic or the image of her praying more serious?
If Bigger burned the body in the furnace, wouldn't the furnace then produce the smell of burning flesh? So wouldn't somebody find out?
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