A Milestone Of Black American Literature——A Study Of Richard Wright's Native Son

Richard Wright is rcgardcd as the fOrerunner of thc second Black Rcnaissance inAncrica afier World War II, and his Native Son opens a new chapter in blackAnerican literature. Its appcarance alters the litcrary image of black people int - Anerican litcraturc and ushers in a new litcrary trcnforrban rcalism or thc socialprotcst novcl. The novcl exPOscs and dcnounccs racial discrimination in AIncrica and- fanalyscs in a penctrating way thc social, cconomic and POlitical factors that give riscto racial discrimination. History has proved that this novel is a great cpic in modcrnAincrican literature and a milcstonc in thc dcvelopment of black AInerican literaturc.Thc prcscnt thcsis intcnds to explore mainly the thcme and social valuc of Nativc Sonfrom diffcrcnt anglcs. It consists of five parts. Part I prescnts somc backgroundinformation on the writcr Richard Wright and thc novcl. Part II centcrs around thcanalysis of the protagottist, Bbecr Thomas tO shOw that hc is embodiment of blackrcvolt against in justicc of Amcrican society Part III discusscs how the novel decplycxPOses and ficrcely dcnounces racial discrimination in America and analyscs whatcauscs it. Part IV is dcvotcd to a lcntativc cxploration of thc artistic fcaturcs of thcnovcl, with the cmphasis on structure, symbolism and narration. Part V is thc,conclusion.