Native Son: 6

"They wanted him to draw the picture and he would draw it like he wanted it"(Wright 158).

Bigger was the last person to have seen Mary, whatever he says she was doing, everyone must take in blind faith as fact. As he is being questioned, Bigger can say whatever he wants, so long as it is in the realm of possibility, and Mr. Dalton and Britten must trust him, they have no one else. This is the ideal situation for Bigger, he can now direct the blame to Jan, outlining endless possibilities as to what could have happened. Every time he goes to color in his picture, he must be careful to stay within the lines. Any slight story alteration, any deviation from his original story and all the suspicion will be on him in a flash. So for now, Bigger has the power and the ability to draw his picture, but as he goes along, he must make sure that when he starts again, he is still using the same color crayon.