Monster Essays - Baldwin's "Fire Next Time"
Baldwin's "Fire Next Time"
We always say "Love conquers all" is commonly said and heard in our
daily lives. Ironically, this is necessarily not true as James Baldwin
views our society. He illustrates the stereotypes of both Blacks and
Whites. In his argumentative autobiography, The Fire Next Time, the
author brilliantly perceives the idea that love, instead of fear, liberates
society. To truly "liberate" society, one must discover his/her
individual and personal identity by learning to love.
Baldwin describes "fear" to be ignorance, and "love" as kn....
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