Ending reaction to book two

1.  What is your reaction to the ending of book two? I was shocked to how the book came to end because i would of thought that Bigger would of put up a longer and harder fight, in the end it seemed like he didn't care anymore. Like he said he wasn't scared anymore and maybe that was why he gave up so soon, because he no longer care what happened to him or maybe he thought that they were going to shoot him so he didn't care.
2. Most poignant quote and why? "He opened his eyes and saw a circle of white faces; but he was outside if them, behind his curtain, his wall, looking on"(pg. 252). This quote not only gives readers a flash back of when Bigger described being separated from  his family by the wall curtain, but it tells us the differences between both races, the double signification of the quote is what made it an appealing quote.
3. Why are the 3 books titled this way? The books are titled this way because in the first book Bigger is scared, he had killed Mary and had started to work at the Dalton's home, in the second book Bigger is trying to runaway (leaving) because he is trying to get away and not get caught for killing Mary. And as for the last book his like is all based on his fate , he can't do or say much to change his fate, his life is all on what the white people decide to do with him, its all out of his hands.

At War: Bigger's Id, Ego, and Superego Compete

 Bigger's ego was in control when he was talking to Mrs. Dalton "He had to be careful with his answer now. And yet he knew he had a certain protection..."(121). His ego was in control because he was thinking rationally of what could happen to him if he gave himself away to Mrs. Dalton. His ego was also in control when he was thinking of what to do next, "he should have gotten more money out of it; he should have planned it.He had acted too hastily and accidentally..." (123). His ego was in control here because Bigger was alone he had time to think of what to do next, he didn't have to worry about someone asking him a question about Mary; however it also shows Bigger's superego because it shows a part of him that only cares about the money side of him, from childhood  he cared about the money because Bigger and his family grew up with a little amount of money, so money would always be on his mind whether they had enough or not. As for Bigger's id it really doesn't show because he is trying to control that part of him, he doesn't want people to  see it, his ego and superego are taking over, his ego is the one that has the most control because he is trying to stay calm and not give himself out or make himself suspicious.

Native Son thoughts of Mary's death

The way that Mary came to  die was very sudden, I would had never thought that Bigger would kill her that way,  well it seemed that he didn't want to kill her, he just didn't wanna be found by Mrs. Dalton. By trying to keep Mary from making a noise he suffocated her. The way that Bigger reacted when he found out that Mary was dead tells the readers that he didn't want to kill her. Many would ask why he burned her or why not just blame Jan. Well  maybe if Mary was not white and was black he would not of gotten scared, his fear got the best of him he was just thinking of what might happen to him because he had killed a white person. If Mary was black he would not of gotten scared because she would of been of his own race same social class as him, and not of a higher class. I also think that Bigger is not the only one to blame of the killing, i believe that Mary had something to do with her death because she was making Bigger lie for her and was making him not do his job.