MURDER. Prohibition. Harlem. Writers. Poets. Society. Racism. Jim Crow. Deceit. Empathy. POWER. Those who wield power, are those that control the narrative. Power to keep the status quo...power to keep society “in line.” Power to justify the means to an end. Knowing one's proper place. “How easy to reduce others to convenient categories...but she seldom thought how neatly she too fit into a conventional box…” (111) How to gain independence and survive outside the box.
Great follow-up novel to Relative Fortunes, however, the ending left me confused. But perhaps that is indicative of the times...post WWI, post suffrage, pre-civil rights. A confusing and dangerous time for sure.
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