His girlfriend Bessie, whom he later kills, encourages him in his plan to frame Mary's boyfriend, Jan. FTP, name this work in which the legal help Jan provides Bigger Thomas helps him finally feel equal to whites, a novel by Richard Wright.          
In the beginning of this novel the protagonist kills a rat with a skillet. After attacking a member of his gang to avoid having to rob a white man's store, he takes a job as a chauffeur for his landlord's family. While driving the landlord's daughter and her communist boyfriend, all three get drunk. The protagonist is forced to help the landlord's daughter, Mary, reach her room and accidentally smothers her while trying to keep her from revealing his presence to her blind mother. His girlfriend Bessie, whom he later kills, encourages him in his plan to frame Mary's boyfriend, Jan. FTP, name this work in which the legal help Jan provides Bigger Thomas helps him finally feel equal to whites, a novel by Richard Wright.          |
In the beginning of this novel the protagonist kills a rat with a skillet.
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