The mouse is a strong character that helps Mosley to develop the main character and central themes.
Similarly, Easy starts to recognize physical violence as an appropriate method for solving the case. Therefore, a reader can see how Easy’s relationships with Mouse progress from fear to acceptance. This action means that Easy decides to use Mouse’s tools, accepting his methods. In Dupree’s hiding place, when both Mouse and Dupree pass out drunk, Easy steals one of Mouse’s guns to track down Daphne.
Later in the novel, Easy starts to use Mouse’s ways to get what he needed. The mouse is a symbol of violence to achieve good since his methods are brutal, but he follows a noble cause. This call for help may be treated as a cry out for his inner animal, which he tried to hide from society. He tries to stay away from bloodshed however, when Easy feels that his life is in danger, he calls Mouse to come in and save him. However, society rejects him, as he is fired from his job because of racial prejudice. Easy is a proud homeowner who tries to live an everyday life. However, the protagonist tries to forget about this side of his character because he wants to fit in a society where there is no place for violence. Just like Mouse, Easy is capable of being violent to protect himself and achieve his goal. The mouse is a small beast-like part of Easy’s character that tries to hind in holes of his memory. However, they may be another reason why Mosley chooses to name one of the most mysterious characters after a small mammal. He does not represent any signs of feelings of remorse or compassion – he kills cold-bloodedly. He is known to be able to turn his back even on his best friends, which is a characteristic of a beast without the idea of moral responsibility. At the same time, Mouse acts like an animal because he is easy to react and kill without a second thought. Accessible claimed that “just thinking about Mouse set teeth on edge” (Mosley 3). However, his name is more an irony, because unlike his namesake his far from being shy and quiet. Raymond Alexander is Easy’s dangerous old friend from Houston, who is more commonly known as Mouse due to being physically small.
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