Native Son: 11

"From somewhere in him, out of the depths of flesh and blood and bone, he called up energy to run and dodge with but one impulse:he had to elude these men"(Wright 264).

Bigger cannot think in the same ways that we do. He cannot plan things out with the same consciousness we do. He cannot execute in the moment with the same thoughts for what to do next that we do. But one thing that Bigger can do, and has carried him through his life is survive. No matter what life throws at him, Bigger is able to use his self preservation instincts to survive. From a less than supportive childhood, to finding energy even when his body is an icicle, Bigger lives on. He never gives up, always fights until the end. But how long until the end will catch up with him, he can only outrun the world for so long.