Clark, Keith.
"The Perilous Journey to a Brother's Country: James Baldwin and the Rigors
of
Community." Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilson.
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2002. 30-64. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Jelena O.
Krstovic. Vol. 98. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Literature Resource Center. Web. 16 Dec. 2012.
Community." Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilson.
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2002. 30-64. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Jelena O.
Krstovic. Vol. 98. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Literature Resource Center. Web. 16 Dec. 2012.
Clark discusses
how Baldwin successfully portrays relationships between Black men, something
not many other Black writers of the time managed to do. Specifically discusses
his achievements in writing Sonny’s Blues,
and his accurate depictions of Black brotherly love as born from a spiritual
place. Also brings about his successes in depicting Black maleness and
separating it from the white male’s idea of it. Seemingly accurate text, gives
a good idea of Baldwin’s success as a writer solely in passing along his
message. Also, humanizes him more, gives better idea of what he was struggling
for.
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