In “Native Son” by Richard Wright, Bigger Thomas is a twenty-year-old black man who becomes a murderer over the course of the novel. The way Bigger Thomas' fate was arranged in terms of power and privilege is shown, which is why I chose the question "How and why is a social group represented in a particular way?" The novel was set in the 1930s, a time when racism and segregation were still very evident, and Bigger was perceived as the stereotypical incompetent, barbaric, and illiterate “black man.” As a matter of fact, his entire social group has been degraded to such low standards in society. Segregation between blacks and whites was evident and played an important role in the novel. Furthermore, the use of language in the novel amplified the discrimination in the text and inflicted a pitiful mood on the readers which added to the reason behind Bigger's depiction of the social group. The African-American race was completely and utterly discriminated against, and this was due to the time frame in which the novel was written and the mood it was supposed to inspire in its readers. The time frame of the novel, i.e. the 1930s, when racism was still widespread, accounted for the verbal abuse in the novel. Blacks and whites were still segregated, and of course blacks were despised. From the beginning of the novel it was made clear how black people were perceived, they were illiterate and extremely dangerous, all of this was made clear through the verbal abuse towards Bigger throughout the novel. Even Bigger's mother called him a stupid incompetent "nigger", and everywhere he went the bigger one was stared at, and if there was a white person near him complete terror flowed through their body. The entire verbal ab... half the paper... and his entire social group from the beginning created the entire conflicted mood of the novel. The main point is that the novel brings out some conflicting emotions. by the reader. That the reader feels undecided about Bigger, whether he was a victim of racism and discrimination, and this is what led him to become a murderer, or whether he was just a psychotic killer who blamed ignorance and racism for his way to be. Whichever way you look at the novel, the emotion is brought out, the reason for the representation of social groups is shown. Language played a vital role in the whole process, if it were not for Wright who had prepared the ground by using harsh and discriminating language at the beginning of the novel, the effect of emotional conflict would not have been shown, but since represented Bigger and his social group in a racist way his goal was conveyed.