My Initial Reaction To Bigger Thomas Brutaly Slaying Ms. Mary Dalton Was, "Holy crap!!",This book Is So freakin' Awesome.The Whole scene really changed my perception of Bigger, Prior to reading about the brutal slaying of young Mary Dalton, I perceived Bigger as A wholesome young man who unfortunately was a product of his own environment. I Thought That Bigger Wanted to Leave His Life of Crime and mischief and Make a decent living working for the Dalton family, while in the process becoming the main provider for himself and his family