Native Son is the story of __________
A) a black man who triumphed over white America and founded a new nation in Africa
B) how discrimination and the difficulties of black life could lead some black people to murder and violence
C) an American black man who is rejected by his country and adopted by the French as a national hero
D) a young black musician who performs on the radio and gains success by fooling many into thinking he is white
Answer: B
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