Native Son 3

"He had a feeling toward her that was akin to that which he held towards his mother. The difference in the feelings toward Mrs. Dalton and his mother was that his mother wanted him to do the things she wanted him to do, and he felt that Mrs. Dalton wanted him to do the things he should have wanted to do." (61-62)

I like that he sees Mrs. Dalton as almost a mother-figure. She seems really nice, and he seems to like her a lot even though they just spoke and she's white. I think that they'll get along very well while he stays there.

He talked about how much he hated white people, but he seems to just be a little intimidated by rich white people. So does he only hate poor white people, or does he really hate them all? I know he sort of likes rich white people, but that doesn't mean he likes them.