Communism in Native Son In Native Son, Richard Wright tackles many difficult issues. Besides such major ones as rape, murder, religion, and racism, he also has much to say about Communism. In the novel, one of Bigger’s biggest struggles is the idea of a class system in which he cannot get ahead, no matter what he does, simply because of the color of his skin. One of the key elements in Communism is that …showed first 75 words of 541 total…

…showed last 75 words of 541 total…progress. He says that the upper class should be lowered, and the working class should rise to the top. Wright sought to clear up misconceptions about both blacks and Communists in Native Son. While there is not a clear “happy ending” to the book or to the issues it brings forth, Wright did succeed in bringing difficult subjects to the surface in a new and interesting way that caught the attention of millions of readers.