James Baldwin By Taylor battle

Biography James Baldwin was born in Harlem in 1924 He became a preacher in his teens and spent three years preaching After he left preaching he moved around Europe and New York often while pursuing his craft He first moved to Paris and then came back to New York during the Civil Rights era

“The rockpile” A boy named Roy from Harlem He spends most of his time outside with his brother looking at neighborhood boys playing on a rockpile across the street He sneaks out and gets injured in a fight on the rockpile After the family are scared for the father to come home and are apprehensive about what his reaction may be

“The man child” A boy named Eric who is eight and lives on a farm His father and his Father’s best friend Jamie are both drunkards Jamie once had everything Eric’s father did but he lost it One day Jamie lures Eric to the barn and strangles him to death

“going to meet the man” The title story of the collection About a man named Jesse, who is currently a deputy sheriff Jesse recalls a time when he was younger and his family went to witness a man being castrated and beaten to death He has an almost contradictory attitude towards the black people he interacts with daily