Source: Time Magazine Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes Source: NPR Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: YesĬheck out this 1963 Time Magazine cover featuring James Baldwin and read the accompanying cover story, "The Root of the Negro Problem" that features an extensive conversation with Baldwin about race relations. Randall Kenan, who edited The Cross of Redemption, a collection of Baldwin's essays, speeches and articles, talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about Baldwin's complicated identity - and how his work challenged black and white readers alike. Source: Yale Intended Audience: General Reading Level: N/A Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes (click on "see all images" under the picture of Baldwin.) You can view early drafts of Go Tell It On the Mountain and some of Baldwin's correspondence at this site. James Baldwin: Early Manuscripts and Letters Source: African American Literature Book Club Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes This site features biographical information and brief overviews of some of his works as well as embedded You Tube videos featuring the author. James Baldwin was an active figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Source: Books and Writers Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No Learn more about the author at this site that features biographical information. James Baldwin had his first story published in a church newspaper when he was 12. Source: Library of Congress Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No You can learn more at this site that features a brief biography of the writer. Source: Library of Congress Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yesīaldwin was the eldest of nine children. You can learn more about Baldwin and access some primary source materials about Baldwin and the Harlem Renaissance at this site. James Baldwin was heavily influenced by his middle school-French teacher, poet Countee Cullen. Source: PBS Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes This companion site to an AMERICAN MASTERS episode about the author features biographical information and an interview with the filmmaker. Source: C-Span Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: YesĪt 18 Baldwin took a job working for the New Jersey railroad. This site features biographical information as well as video discussions of the authors work and life.
Please let me know if you agree that Baldwin purposefully placed the injury or if I’m crazy.Writers like Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and Amiri Baraka all cite Baldwin as an important influence. Becoming an outcast just like his scapegoat brother John. By going to the rockpile Roy disobeys his father and perhaps Baldwin is attempting to show the reader that he could have lost the connection to his father, through losing his eye. Once you realize that the different types of eyes represent the separation in the family, the idea of Roy losing an eye becomes more interesting. The idea of family in this story is broken by John not being accepted and becoming Gabriel’s Scapegoat for Roy’s actions. “He ain’t got your big eyes for nothing, does he.” It seems clear that Baldwin is not talking about eyes in this case but rather the fact that John is an illegitimate son. Course, his eyes ain’t as big as your’n” meaning that Roy and his mother have different eyes then compares the fact that John and his Mother share the same eyes. Gabriel said “He came mightly close to losing an eye. Tell your daddy what happened.” While trying to help his son Gabriel begins to make remarks about how Roy and John have different eyes. The dialogue between Roy and his father clearly shows their intimate relationship that eludes John. His father Gabriel who is a pastor comes home and blames John for not watching over his younger brother. He runs home crying getting help from his mother. One day Roy decided to play on the rockpile and gets hit right above his eye. However in the is family the two boys, Roy the younger son and John the older step-son are not allowed to play at the rockpile and are only allowed to wistfully watch from a distance. In short, the Rockpile describes a family who lives near a rock pile where the neighbourhood boys like to play. I will focus on what I think is a hidden clue that Baldwin included to further his point and give more emphasis to his writing. The "Rockpile" by James Baldwin is an interesting tale that portrays family dynamic and religion.
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