Bigger is blind to himself until the very end. Multiple times throughout the novel, I noticed how he does not want to submit to anything besides himself. This is seen through not wanting to get a job for the whites, his quarrel with Gus, his lack of faith, etc. His ego and pride cast a haze over his sense of being. It is only when he opens his eyes, steps outside of himself, that he can truly see potential, a future, happiness, and peace.
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