Bigger Thomas
Bigger Thomas, principal character in Richard Wright’s novel Native Son (1940), a 20-year-old African American living in a rat-infested Chicago slum who accidentally kills his white employer’s daughter and then kills his girlfriend to prevent her from telling the police.
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Article Title:
Bigger Thomas
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
30 November 2015
Access Date:
February 22, 2025