"For the first time in his life a white man became a human being to him; and the reality of Jan's humanity came in a stab of remorse: he had killed what this man loved and hurt him. He saw Jan as though someone had preformed an operation upon his eyes, or as though someone had snatched a deforming mask from Jan's face." (289)
Because of Jan's kindness to Bigger after Bigger killed someone Jan loved, Bigger is now seeing Jan as a human being and not as a part of the huge white force. That's important because it opens up trust between the two. Bigger sees Jan as a human who can be trusted and who trusts, not just as a huge blob of white hate.
horning: v. to pry
imperious: adj. urgent
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