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Bigger Thomas is the protagonist of the novel Native Son. He is a young black man living in Chicago in the 1930s. He is poor and uneducated, and he has a criminal record. He is hired by a wealthy white family to be their chauffeur, but he is fired after he is accused of stealing from them. He then gets a job as a janitor at a local school, but he is fired from that job after he is accused of raping and murdering a white girl. He goes on the run from the police, and he is eventually caught and put on trial. He is convicted and sentenced to death.