Wednesday, March 5, 2008

chapter 1 summary

Chapter 1: "THAT DAMN RAT"
     - The chapter started off with the alarm clock going off in Bigger small one bedroom apartment in Chicago. Bigger shares the apartment with hi mother, his sister Vera, and his brother Buddy. A big rat scurries across the floor and Vera and Mrs.Thomas jumped onto the bed with fear. Bigger and Buddy then try to kill the rat. The rat bite bigger, ripping  hole in his pants. Then Bigger and Buddy corner the rat, then Bigger throws a skillet killing the rat. Before throwing the rat out Bigger then goes to Vera and puts the rat in her face until she passes out. His mother then starts to curse at Bigger asking him why he would frighten his sister like that. She blamed bigger for them being in poverty and he only thinks of himself.

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