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Richard Wright uses numerous of visual imagery throughout the book Native Son. An example would be Bigger putting Mary in the trunk. “He stood up and caught hold of the handles of the trunk and pulled. The trunk would not move. He was weak and his hands were slippery with sweat.” (90) Another visual image would be the killing of Mary Dalton that was on accident. Bigger trying not to get caught with a white girl. “Frantically, he caught a corner of the pillow and brought it to her lips. He had to stop her from mumbling, or he would be caught.” (85) Also Bigger felt Mary fighting back when he was trying to keep her quite “For a long time he felt the sharp pain of her fingernails biting into his wrist.” (86) Bigger didn’t want anybody to know that Mary was dead or that he killed her so he’s trying to get rid of the evidence and put her in the furnace “ He went to the door of the furnace and paused. The fire seethed ought he to put her in head or feet first? Because he was tired and scared, and because her were nearer, he pushed her in, feet first. The heat blasted his hands.” (91) The l...

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