Question

Which characteristics of James Baldwin's "Notes of a Native Son" qualify it as a work of literary nonfiction?

A. It makes frequent references to works of literature.
B. It's a work of nonfiction written by a fiction writer.
C. It tells a fictional story based on real events.
D. It's a work of nonfiction, but it includes storytelling elements.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D.

Literary nonfiction refers to a prose that employs the literary techniques usually associated with fiction or poetry to describe real events.

James Baldwin's "Notes of a Native Son" is a book that collects ten of Baldwin's essays, in which he tells relal events of his personal life and his opinion on the subject of slavery and African Americans living in the United States.

Answer 2

It tells a personal story with a consistent narrator