As a black family living in an unfriendly community, they struggle more than a typical white family. The eldest may seem like a disrespectful and disobedient child, but he has the courage to help his family out of poverty, not tranquility. Unfortunately, Bigger is fed up with his mother suggesting he get a job to pay the rent. However, Bigger doesn't want to get the clean money, that's why he joins his group of friends to rob a store owned by a white man, and as expected they failed. (Native Son, Book 1) On the other hand, earning money morally is much more difficult than simply stealing it from someone. For Bigger, it is a huge challenge to work for the Daltons, who are well known as a wealthy family. Just as Foster predicted in “How to Read Literature Like a Professor,” the researcher is immature, young, and inexperienced. His main purpose is to work and drive for the family, however some circumstances occur which later break down Bigger's character. Ironically, Foster states that “the true seeker seeks self-knowledge” (Foster, page 3) not stated reason. Unfortunately, Bigger learns about himself and what he is capable of doing, however, he discovers this in a crucial, brutal and difficult way. Book 1 of Native Son mentions