The first-person Invisible Man is an unnamed young black man in the 1950s who recounts his journey from the fog of unknowing to self-awareness. The story is framed in opening and closing scenes by the mature narrator, who lives in an … Continue reading
Between the World and Me is a brief autobiography, from the author’s early childhood to present-day adulthood, although it is marketed as a series of letters to his fifteen-year-old son about race in America. That’s a brilliant device, for it … Continue reading
Great Writing, Weak Story Morrison, Toni (1977). Song of Solomon. New York: Knopf. This 1977 novel, Toni Morrison’s third, vaulted her to national attention. It follows the life of a black male protagonist, Milkman Dead, from late childhood to adulthood. … Continue reading