Five Minutes?

If I had five minutes alone with Bigger Thomas, I probably would talk to him about he felt the first instance he realized himself as an equal to white people. 

According to the story, Bigger goes on to say that when Jan visited him in his cell, he opened up to Bigger and acknowledged his feelings, thus making Bigger for the first time on the same level as a white person. 

I would hope to show Bigger, in the five minutes we had to talk, that I too considered myself an equal to him.  I would also listen to his feelings and let him to the talking about how he has felt over his lifetime. 

I would expect Bigger not to want to open up to me at first.  He might even pretend to be subservient just to hide his emotions and cover up his uncomfortable feelings.  I would be openminded to him and try to help him express and alleviate the shame he feels because of his color.  I would tell him of the great strides our country has made in regards to racism and racial differences.  I would like to tell him about Barack Obama and give him piece of mind that ALL children born today have lots of opportunities at their feet, no matter what culture they come from!