Question

In what way does James Baldwin use a narrative structure

Answer 1

D.the essay tells a story about the narrators relationship with his father

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) the essay tells a story of race relations in Harlem.

James Baldwin uses a narrative structure in that the essay tells a story of race relations in Harlem.

James Baldwin (1924-1987) was an African American author and activist that supported the civil rights of African American in the United States. Baldwin wrote the book with the collection of his essays called “Notes of a Native Son” in 1955. In his work, Baldwin talks about racial and class segregation in the United States.

The other options of the question were, b) the essay emphasizes themes of healing and forgiving in the face of conflict, c) the essay questions the inequality between races, and d) the essay gives background information about the 1943 Harlem Riot.