1. Baldwin uses a few dehumanizing details to imply that the villagers are fascinated, and even prejudiced against him. What differences does he feel about the “discrimination” that Baldwin feels in America versus the village?
2. The bistro owner prompts Baldwin to reflect on the difference between the baggage a black person might feel in a white village, versus the baggage that a white person would feel in a black village. What are some differences?
3. Baldwin focuses on some of the illusions that propel America, and details the danger of these illusions. What are the illusions and how are they constructed by Baldwin in the essay?
4. Describe the paradox of the existence of the Black man in America that Baldwin closes the essay with, in your own words.Answer the following questions with at least 50 words each for a total of 200 words.
1. Baldwin uses a few dehumanizing details to imply that the villagers are fascinated, and even prejudiced against him. What differences does he feel about the “discrimination” that Baldwin feels in America versus the village?
2. The bistro owner prompts Baldwin to reflect on the difference between the baggage a black person might feel in a white village, versus the baggage that a white person would feel in a black village. What are some differences?
3. Baldwin focuses on some of the illusions that propel America, and details the danger of these illusions. What are the illusions and how are they constructed by Baldwin in the essay?
4. Describe the paradox of the existence of the Black man in America that Baldwin closes the essay with, in your own words.
