If he hollers, let him; it will be all that's left.

Considering the nature of Aristotelian narrative, it seems as though the denouement within Chester Himes’ novel, If He Hollers Let Him Go, or the falling action, is the series of events detailing Bob’s fall; he is victimized by Madge and the system. Thus, signifying the anagnorisis within the text, as the events that transpire between Bob and Mage within the closet, when Bob says, “look, baby, I don’t want you. I don’t want no part of you, that’s final.’ And I mean it” (Himes, 179). It is at this moment that Bob recognizes for himself this critical discovery of what he truly desires and rectifies the conflicting lust and repulsion he has for Madge. However, it is possible that along these lines, the anagnorisis actually occurs when he and Alice discuss their future. Bob considers marriage and children, a future despite his lack of faith in whites and America as a whole. It is this change in attitude, this calming/taming of the “beast,” which allows for the moment of catharsis. The reader’s heart strings are pulled once Bob is captured and forced to enlist to avoid persecution for the alleged rape. It isn’t that Bob sees sense; so much as he is no longer able to fight. His rage is knocked out of him, as when he falls during the scene with Madge. Society finally catches up to him and he is no longer able to fight. We feel for Bob because he was ready for a new start, a fresh start, despite all the victimization he has had to endure.