"The muscles of Bigger's face jerked violently, making hi feel that he wanted to laugh. He turned his head aside and fought to control himself. He was full of hysteria." (206)
Whenever Bigger is in a situation when "blind" people fail to comprehend Bigger role in Mary's murder Bigger's second, hysteric personality seizes control. Bigger argues with that second self that violence is not the answer. This second self is derived from Bigger's anxiety that he does not understand. Very often this anxiety presents a great stress to Bigger and becomes misplaced aggression.
What will Jan tell the papers?
Will Bigger eventually speak to the men who work for the papers?
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