Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Quote: "'I didn't like it. There was nothing in it. Aw, all they did was sing and shout and pray all the time. And it didn't get 'em nothing. All the colored folks do that, but it don't get 'em nothing. The white fols got everything."'

Significance:
This quote shows Bigger's feelings to wards religion directly, coming straight from his mouth. He sees know point in Religion, as it has failed to change his world. No matter how much people prayed, nothing ever got better for them. Bigger's resistance to wards Religion has logic in it, as he focuses on what he can control rather than what he cannot. It leaves me wondering if he has no faith at all, or a faith against faith.

Question:
Did Bigger ever get anything out of prayer?

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