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James BaldwinGoing To Meet The Man
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1965A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
For Jesse, violence against black people and sexuality are inextricably linked. How and why is this the case?
Baldwin describes the lynching scene with more graphic detail than any other passage in the short story. Why might this be?
Compare and contrast how white and black femininity are portrayed in this novel.
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