Disscuss the title, The Fire Next Time. What do you think B is trying to get across to his audience with this title? You can organize your essay in list form: BP1) Baldwins girst meaning is [warning/pleading? Baldwins third meaning is [maybe talk about the obstacles to unity and what must be done to bring this “positive fire” about. (Possible thesis: Baldwin uses his title in several ways to convey several related but different meanings to his audience.)