Analyze Word Choice A few hours after my father's funeral, while he lay in state in the undertaker's chapel, a race riot broke out in Harlem. On the morning of the 3rd…

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Analyze Word Choice

A few hours after my father's funeral, while
he lay in state in the undertaker's chapel, a
race riot broke out in Harlem. On the
morning of the 3rd of August, we drove my
father to the graveyard through a
wilderness of smashed plate glass.
-"Notes of a Native Son,"
James Baldwin
Wilderness: a region uninhabited by
humans
Intro
What effect does the word wildemess have on the
imagery of the scene?
O It creates a wild scene that contrasts
humanity.
* It shows there were no more people left after
the riots.
O It connects Baldwin's feelings toward nature
with his feelings toward his father.
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