Wright‘s,1940,original,novel,followed,a,poor,,20-year-old,black,Chicagoan,,Bigger,Thomas,,as,he,takes,a,job,as,a,chauffeur,for,the,wealthy,,white,Dalton,family.,When,Thomas,accidentally,commits,an,act,of,violence,against,a,member,of,the,family,,he,engages,in,an,elaborate,cover-up,scheme,that,begets,more,crimes.,Wright,emphasizes,throughout,the,novel,that,society,has,been,set,up,to,make,Thomas,what,he,becomes.
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