"He had killed within himself the preacher's haunting pitcure of life even before he had killed Mary; that had been his first murder. And now the preacher made it walk before his eyes like a ghost in the night, creating within him a sense of exclusion that was as cold as a block of ice" (284).
This quote is significant because it relates back to our discussion in class about Bigger and religion. Bigger's life was terrible, so how, then, can you believe in something higher that's Good? In this quote, Bigger doesn't want to see life in the preacher's image--that those who are different or strive to be better are then excluded--but by reciting a bible verse(a religious verse, which Bigger already hates) that view of reality is reenforced. He doesn't want to think that way, but the preacher is forcing him to listen to it. Therefore, Bigger's first murder was when he killed in himself that same sense of life his mother had but cold not force on Bigger.
Is an inquest just like a questioning or interview before the trial?
Do you think there is a reason the preacher seems to have a bigger drawl than any other character?
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