Two characters in this novel argue whether women have been cursed to suffer the fate of putting up with men, or vice versa. One character in this novel goes to prison after ge
Two characters in this novel argue whether women have been cursed to suffer the fate of putting up with men, or vice versa. One character in this novel goes to prison after getting grouped in with a bunch of robbers in a subway station; that character, who falls in love with Elizabeth at a diner, is revealed to be the protagonist's true father, Richard. One character in this novel is asked if he has never been "made to drink a cup of sorrow" before being shown a letter from his dead wife (*) Deborah, which Florence kept in her handbag for years. This novel's protagonist is upset when his brother comes home with a knife gash and doesn't know why that brother, Roy, is favored by his preacher stepfather Gabriel. This novel takes place on the fourteenth birthday of its protagonist, who experiences a religious revelation. For 10 points, name this semi-autobiographical novel about John Grimes, by James Baldwin.
Two characters in this novel argue whether women have been cursed to suffer the fate of putting up with men, or vice versa.
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