How is real fear to blame for the murder of Mary in Native Son?Be thoughtful and think of all aspects of fear that lead to the murder of Mary.

In Native Son, fear motivates Bigger Thomas
to murder Mary Dalton.  Even while Bigger is driving Mary, he feels uneasy in her presence.  This
uneasiness stems from Bigger's knowledge of racial stereotypes that suggest white women are the
sexual targets of black men.  Further, Mary's political talk makes Bigger feel afraid--he does
not want to be falsely accused of sharing her beliefs and he does not want to have any knowledge
of her beliefs.  When Bigger takes Mary up to her bedroom, these fears come with him.  He feels
that he will be accused of trying to rape Mary if someone finds him in her room, and he knows
that no one will believe him if he tells them that Mary was
drunk. 

The "real" fear that Bigger experiences stems from
institutionalized racism--Bigger knows that to others in society he is immediately guilty because
of who he represents, not because of who he actually is.  These deep-seated fears cause him to
act irrationally and murder Mary.