Native Son

How does Bigger view Jan during the visit at the inquest?

Native Son Book 3

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When Bigger sees Jan he is filled with shame, which then turns to guilty anger.

He saw Jan: blond hair; blue eyes; a sturdy, kind face looking squarely into his own. Hot shame flooded him as the scene in the car came back; he felt again the pressure of Jan’s fingers upon his hand. And then shame was replaced by guilty anger as he recalled Jan’s confronting him upon the sidewalk in the snow.

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Wright, Richard. Native Son (Kindle Locations 5441-5443). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.