However it is "Sonny's Blues," a short story found in Going to Meet the Man that lends the greatest insight into Baldwin's struggles. ... Baldwin's first novel was published in 1953; Go Tell it on the Mountain, managed to catch the eye of some of the critics. "Go back to where you started," James Baldwin wrote, "or as far back as you can, examine all of it, travel your road again and tell the truth about it. ... " Much like the narrator of "Sonny's Blues," slowly comes to understand, as best he can, the plight of his brother, Baldwin followed up ...

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Baldwin had his first novel, "Go Tell It on the Mountain," published in 1953. ... Set in Paris, this novel tells the story of a love affair between a white American student and an Italian bartender. ... And it won't be fixed until white people and black people tell their stories openly and honestly" (Manley 5). ... Baldwin tells the story of a Jazz musician who is deeply hurt by racism and thus unable to trust anyone and so unable to give or accept love. ...

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His childhood and his relationship with his stepfather was the basis for his most famous novel, Got Tell it on the Mountain. ... His most famous novel, Got Tell It on the Mountain published in 1953, is an unusual depiction of a coming-of-age story of a fourteen year old boy, John Grimes. ... The novel takes place in Paris; the main character, like Baldwin, goes to Paris to both escape and to find himself. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In 1953 he finished the partially autobiographical account of his youth, Go Tell It on the Mountain. ... First, in 1968, he published Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone as a bitter account of American racism. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Ever since Eminem broke out from the underground world of unknown musicians and into the mainstream of the music industry in 1999, he's amazed audiences and critics alike with his ability to tell stories through music and rapid-fire wordplay. ... " that gives him the credibility to put together an anthem that tells us to seize the day and live in the moment while using such specific examples from his lives, both real and imagined. He gets his listeners to think about what they would do if they were put in his shoes; it tells us a story from his point of view. ... Whether you are a fa...

• Word Count: 1858
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate