1. "Linden Hills", by Gloria Naylor
Naylor's description of Nedeed with his "short squat body" and protruding eyes,""(3) conjures up an evil and almost satanic picture in the reader's mind. ... This scene shows how far removed the residents are from their own culture. ... Where there should be some sense of community and wanting to help those in their own culture achieve better for themselves, these residents are so far removed from any type of community or culture they instead refer to their own race as "dirty niggers and vow to keep them out of "their community," (Naylor 135). ... The residents are willing to sell th...
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- Approx Pages: 11
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- Grade Level: High School