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Naturalism in literature is the attempt to apply scientific theory and methods to imaginative writing. The three controlling forces of Naturalism are pure chance, environment, and heredity. Although pure chance and heredity generated important incidents in Richard Wright’s Native Son, environment is the one force of Naturalism that exceeds the others. Pure chance, better known as luck, is not always in Bigger’s favor. Because of his bad luck, Bigger is caught inside of Mary’s room (84). If Mrs. Dalton had not walked into Mary’s room, Bigger would not have panicked and he would not have felt forced to silence her, therefore, he would not have killed her. Another incident which occurs out of bad luck is the finding of Mary’s bones in the furnace. If Bigger had just cleaned out the ashes when he was supposed to instead of procrastinating, the basement would not have filled up with smoke and the bones would not have been found (205). Despite his bad luck, there were a few instances when you can say that good luck was at play. One example of good luck is when Jan gives Bigger the pamphlets about Communism (152). Because of those pamphlets, Bigger is able to fool the police for a while by saying that Jan is behind Mary’s disappearance. The force of heredity also has a significant effect on Bigger Thomas. One thing that Bigger inherited through heredity was his temper. His bad temper gets him in trouble and makes his friends be afraid of him.
Approximate Word count = 957
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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