native son p.97-156

In the beginning, Bigger was frustrated and didn't know how to deal with the white supression.  “Every time I get to thinking about me being black and they being white, me being here and they being here, I feel like something awful’s going to happen to me….” (20). After Mary's murder, Bigger realizes that he can use the negative affects of white superiority to his advantage because blacks are viewed a certain way in society. Blacks are invisible because they are be supposed to be inferior to whites. Blacks were not looked at to commit such a crime. "Jan was blind.Mary had been blind. Mr.Dalton was blind. And Mrs. Dalton was blind..." (107) Mrs. Dalton was oblivious to the fact that Bigger was in the room with Mary that night because it did not cross her mind that a black man would do such a thing.
Bigger now has confidence and he feels like he has control.  "The thing to do was to act just like others acted, live like they lived, and while they were not looking, do what you wanted. They would never know, "(106) Bigger now knew how to use their blindness to his advantage. He feels like he can get away with anything because he will never get caught. The Daltons will not suspect Bigger of murdering Mary because he is black. It would be out of social norms for a black person to have enough courage to commit such a crime in a white society.