Personally I thought one of the key moments in this story was when Bob gets setup by Madge. On page 180, Madge quote "Stop, N! Don't , N! N, don't Oh, please don't kill me, N...."
The narrator has readers very anxious to see what will happen next. The climax of the story takes place when Bob is confronted by an angry mob, they are fueled by Madge cries of rape. In those days black males were considered worthless. It started with slavery, being slaves African American were thought of and treated as subhuman. With that being said no one second guessed that Rob wouldn't rape Madge. The narrator infomed us in a lot of ways how racism was still a factor, everyday Bob woke up in fear, afraid one day he would have to face a life and dealth situation. Rob quote " Every white person I come into contact with, every one I have to speak to, even those I pass the street- every g*ddamn one of them has got the power of some kind of control over my own behaviour" (Himes 166-167) Bob ends up getting beaten to a pulp, which led me to believe his thoughts came true. I was left wondering if he would die at that very moment or sent to a penitentiary.
Very well explained. You have successfully give your opinion on the passage from the book. You may just want to write an introductory to your blog where you can say what you are going to discuss and what is your goal towards it. It is also good that you used "In-text citation", for the reader to find the passage easier and what are you explaining, but I would suggest you to put citation at the end of your blog. You can also apply Aristotle's word in your blog such as anagrosis and catharsis, for the meaning of it will fit your essay. Overall it is a pretty good one.
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