"Had he not done what they thought he never could? His being black and at the bottom of the world was something which he could take with a new-born strength. What his knife and gun had once meant to him, his knowledge of having secretly murdered Mary now meant" (150).
This quote is significant because here we see exactly what Bigger's crime means to him. Earlier in the book, we learned that his knife and his gun made him feel safe in the presence of white people. His crime makes him feel the same way. It is something that he holds over others, much in the same way someone would feel if they knew a secret no one else knew. It gives him a sense of superiority and safety.
Is that random green swirl on the cover of the book intentional? Does it mean something?
Why did Bigger enjoy Bessie's agony, as it says on pg. 148?
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