Identify the author and title of the passage, “The rat squeaked and turned and ran in a narrow circle, looking for a place to hide; it leaped again past Bigger and scurried on dry rasping feet to one side of the box and then turned to the other, searching for a hole. Then it turned and reared upon its hind legs.”
1. Identify the author and title of the passage 2. Identify how the passage fits in the African American literary tradition (what historical era and/or literary period), 3. Explain the content (what’s going on) and context (how does it fit into the larger work from which it is excerpted) 4. Comment on a theme or … Read more