Native son 140-163

“He knew now that Britten was trying to find out if her were a Communist. It was something he had not counted on, ever.” (161)

For the first time Bigger felt doubt and failure in his plan. Britten represents adversity to Bigger’s success. Britten is the type of white that hates Bigger the most. He is a poor white, so he must repress Bigger in order to attempt to remind Bigger (and himself) that Bigger is below him. Bigger is not likely to take kindly to this so he may try to kill Britten so no one will be left to oppose him.

Will Britten give up on his suspicion of Bigger?
How will Bigger deal with the flaw in his plan?