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James Baldwin

Going To Meet The Man

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1965

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Essay Topics

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For Jesse, violence against black people and sexuality are inextricably linked. How and why is this the case?

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Baldwin describes the lynching scene with more graphic detail than any other passage in the short story. Why might this be?

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Compare and contrast how white and black femininity are portrayed in this novel.

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