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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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By James Baldwin