Read and annotate James Baldwin's "Notes of a Native Son" and answer one of the two questions posted below. If you did not get the essay in class, a PDF is posted below. As I mentioned in class, if you did the creative assignment for the Biss reading, I'd like you to try the analytical assignment, and vice versa.
Creative: Write two paragraphs: The first should describe, in some detail, an important person in your life. The second paragraph should explain something about our society in light of your observations about this important person.
Analytical: Write two paragraphs: The first should analyze Baldwin's
narrative persona in this essay; the second should explain whether that
narrative persona helps advance the argument he makes in this essay.
James Baldwin, "Notes of a Native Son"
