Native Son
What metaphors are used in Native Son by Richard Wright?
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In Part I, following Bigger everywhere - even witnessing the crime and the scene in the furnace room - is a large white cat whose green eyes stare accusingly. The omnipresence of the cat, clearly a metaphor for the greater society, tells us that even when he is by himself, Bigger is not truly free.
Native Son