Religion is a part of culture that has been around since the start of human civilization. Most of today’s major religions have been around for centuries, influencing millions of people in many generations. As a result of many religions growing, beliefs and ideals create by extremist had created a hate or dislike towards certain groups of people such as: races, religions of other sorts and sexuality. The novel Native Son brings religion into play by explaining how Bigger’s life is negatively impacted by christianity. As a result, Bigger starts to turn against christianity for giving people false hope and creating more hate in the world.
The white people in Native Son use religious beliefs to show their true dislike towards a race or belief, specifically in this case towards Bigger. When Bigger came across racist white men he thought to himself “It gripped him: that cross was not the cross of Christ, but the cross of the Ku Klux Klan. He had a cross of …show more content…
She tells Bigger, "The Lord knows I did all I could for you and your sister and brother… and if I left anything undone, it’s just ‘cause I didn’t know... When I heard the news of what happened, I got on my knees and turned my eyes to God and asked Him if I had raised you wrong... Listen, son, your poor old ma wants you to promise her one thing... Honey, when ain’t nobody around you, when you alone, get on your knees and tell God everything. Ask Him to guide you. That’s all you can do now. Son, promise me you’ll go to Him.” (3.227-240). Christianity has shaped Mrs.Thompson’s life, controlling what her morals are, why she does the things she does, making her the person she is. This can explain how those have been made to hate and dislike one another, people take their beliefs to another level, surrounding their whole life around it, taking unimaginable measures to support their beliefs, leading to
The white people in Native Son use religious beliefs to show their true dislike towards a race or belief, specifically in this case towards Bigger. When Bigger came across racist white men he thought to himself “It gripped him: that cross was not the cross of Christ, but the cross of the Ku Klux Klan. He had a cross of …show more content…
She tells Bigger, "The Lord knows I did all I could for you and your sister and brother… and if I left anything undone, it’s just ‘cause I didn’t know... When I heard the news of what happened, I got on my knees and turned my eyes to God and asked Him if I had raised you wrong... Listen, son, your poor old ma wants you to promise her one thing... Honey, when ain’t nobody around you, when you alone, get on your knees and tell God everything. Ask Him to guide you. That’s all you can do now. Son, promise me you’ll go to Him.” (3.227-240). Christianity has shaped Mrs.Thompson’s life, controlling what her morals are, why she does the things she does, making her the person she is. This can explain how those have been made to hate and dislike one another, people take their beliefs to another level, surrounding their whole life around it, taking unimaginable measures to support their beliefs, leading to