Bigger Thomas Analysis

Being completely sane allows people to be responsible for their actions. Bigger Thomas is and should be held accountable for the murders of Mary Dalton and Bessie Mears. He acted out of spite and disgust towards these two women, because of a mistake he made. He cannot plea insanity defense. Mr. Thomas was fully aware of his actions because he tried so hard to cover up his steps, and when he noticed he would be caught he fled the crime scene. Bigger Thomas is fully responsible for his actions; during both murders he acted out of spite because he knew that he would be caught, he also tried to cover up his steps, but failed so he decided to flee the scene. Not once in the book did the author mention the court proved Bigger Thomas to be insane by defense. This would have led him to be found not guilty, because he did not understand what he did (Thomson Reuters internet). In this
In attempts to flee the scene Bigger decided hid out on the roof of a vacant building. The officers searched one more building, the building were Bigger is hiding. On the way up the officers found Bessie’s body. When Mr. Thomas was discovered he and the fellow officers get into a shootout; Mr. Thomas did strike an officer. After the struggle Mr. Thomas well aware of his actions; Bigger knew he was caught and decided to surrender. Bigger Thomas is and should be held 100 percent responsible for his actions. He did not give an iota about the lives of those two young women. In the end, the only life that mattered to Bigger was the life of Bigger Thomas. His actions caused him to take not two lives, but three. He took the life of Bessie Mears, Mary Dalton, and the one and only Bigger Thomas. There is no argument that can be found to prove Bigger Thomas not responsible for his actions. He tried to cover up the murders, and when that failed, he fled the