Baldwins Effects of Narration and Analysis in Notes of a Native Son Es

Baldwins Effects of Narration and Analysis in Notes of a Native Son Personal stories and descriptions of major events be narrated throughout James Baldwins ca-ca as he analyzes the nature of the kinship between white and black America. The marriage of narration and analysis are especially evident in Baldwins essay, Notes of a Native Son. As Baldwin describes his spawn and their relationship until his fathers cobblers last, he simultaneously comments about the relationship between white and black America. Baldwin compares the events of his experience with concurrent American events to conclude about the nature of his personal relationships and the relationship between races namely, that bingle mustiness come to accept the reality of mankind, yet must try to fight the injustice inherent in mankinds nature. Baldwin begins with a brief description of the 1943 Detroit and Harlem riots and his fathers funeral. Both riots were centered on resistance to injust ice, while the death of Baldwins father marked the end up of oppression in Baldwins life as seen later in the work. These two events juxtaposed in the opening paragraph propose the top dogs that Baldwin works to answer by the end of his essay. Baldwin concludes his opening paragraph with we drove my father to the graveyard through a wilderness of smashed plate glass in (63). The first question is why death? while the second question is why resist? Baldwins father is never named in the work but is always referred to as my father. This ambiguity allows Baldwins father to solve dual roles throughout the work as both the oppressor and as the oppressed, represent both white and black America. Almost immediately, Baldwin points out ... ... one must acknowledge mankind for what it is and the associated injustice without reserve however, one must likewise resist the injustice inherent in mankind. This applies to the struggle between races as well as it applied to Baldwins relationship with his father. The initial questions proposed by Notes are answered in a general warning hate breeds death and last, so resist the injustice where hate is conceived while accepting the unjust for who they are. It is through both personal and general experiences that Baldwin arrives at his final conclusion, pass a warning to society and the individuals within hate only causes destruction and must be put aside before positive gains whitethorn be achieved.Works CitedBaldwin, James. Notes of a Native Son. 1955. James Baldwin Collected Essays. Ed. Toni Morrison. bran-new York Library of America, 1998. 63-84.