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ISBN 10: 0791093689 
ISBN 13: 9780791093689
Author: Harold Bloom

Richard Wright s Native Son 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Contexts and Overviews

• Biography of Richard Wright
  • Early Life and Influences
  • Literary Development and Political Engagements
  • Exile and Later Works
  • Legacy and Impact
• The Story of Native Son
  • A Concise Plot Summary: Bigger Thomas's Tragic Journey
  • Key Events and Turning Points (The Dalton House, Bessie's Murder, The Trial)
• Historical and Cultural Context
  • The Great Depression and Urban Black Experience
  • Racial Segregation and Jim Crow America
  • The Communist Party in 1930s America
  • Naturalism, Realism, and Social Protest Literature

Part II: Critical Analysis and Themes

• Character Analysis
  • Bigger Thomas: The Protagonist's Psychology, Motivations, and Transformation
  • Mary Dalton: Symbol of Liberalism and Privilege
  • Jan Erlone: The Idealistic Communist
  • Boris Max: The Defense Attorney and Voice of Reason
  • Mrs. Dalton: Blind Philanthropy and Unconscious Racism
  • Bessie Mears: Bigger's Accomplice and Victim
  • Mrs. Thomas, Vera, and Buddy: The Oppressive Family Environment
• Major Themes in Native Son
  • Racism and Oppression: Systemic Injustice and Its Destructive Impact
  • Fear and Violence: The Cycle of Terror and Retaliation
  • Identity and Self-Discovery: Bigger's Search for Meaning and Self-Acceptance
  • The American Dream: Its Denial and Perversion for Black Americans
  • Communism and Social Justice: A Proposed Solution?
  • Existentialism and Absurdity: Confronting a Meaningless World
  • Guilt, Responsibility, and Agency
• Style, Structure, and Literary Devices
  • Naturalism and Its Narrative Implications
  • The Three-Book Structure: "Fear," "Flight," "Fate"
  • Symbolism: The Rat, The Snow, The Cross
  • Narrative Voice and Point of View
  • The Role of Dialogue and Internal Monologue

Part III: Critical Perspectives and Interpretations (A Collection of Essays)

• Early Reception and Controversy
  • (e.g., reviews from the time of publication, initial debates)
• Existentialist Readings of Native Son
  • (e.g., analyses connecting Bigger's struggle to existential philosophy)
• Sociological and Political Interpretations
  • (e.g., essays focusing on the novel as a critique of American society and racial injustice)
• Psychological and Psychoanalytic Approaches
  • (e.g., analyses of Bigger's psyche, trauma, and violence)
• Feminist and Gender Studies Perspectives
  • (e.g., discussions of female characters and gender dynamics in the novel)
• The Novel's Place in African American Literary Tradition
  • (e.g., its relationship to Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights era literature)
• Contemporary Re-readings of Native Son
  • (e.g., more recent critical takes, perhaps incorporating critical race theory or new historicism)

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