Read this passage from "Notes of a Native Son, in which the narrator reflects
on his father
In my mind's eye I could see him, sitting at the window,
locked up in his terrors; hating and fearing every living soul
including his children who had betrayed him, too, by
reaching toward the world which had despised him.
In what way does this scene show one of the central ideas of Jamas
Baldwin's essay?
A. The scene shows how betrayal destroys a person so utterly, he
cannot recover.
B. The scene shows how people hold on to hatred and let it
overshadow everything
C. The scene shows how fear, not anger and jealousy, is the leading
cause of hatred,
OD. The scene shows that the world has little concern for people's
beliefs.

The correct option is B. The scene shows how people hold on to hatred and let it overshadow everything in this passage from "Notes of a Native Son. Baldwin's writings seek to look at racial prejudice in the United States, analyze it, comprehend where it comes from, and decide how to deal with it rather than primarily raising readers' awareness of it.

How did Native Son end?

Bessie is raped by Bigger, who then kills her with a brick after she nods off out of fear that she may reveal his identity. For as long as he can, Bigger manages to evade the intense manhunt, but he is ultimately apprehended following a bloody shoot-out.

Baldwin makes frequent references to how much he had come to despise his father. The relationship between his father and son was said to be strained due to his father's impatience, cruelty, and judgmental behavior toward both his own children and the others around him.

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