[BOOK|RTF] Citizen: An American Lyric
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Still, I could see that it is an important work. The people around you have turned away from their screens. Our addressability is tied to the state of our belonging, Rankine argues, as are our assumptions and expectations of citizenship.
Analysis The first section of Citizen combines dozens of racist interactions into one cohesive chapter. You need your glasses to single out what you know is there because doubt is inexorable; you put on your glasses. Rankine uses Serena's behavior and very presence in a primarily white-dominated sport to justify her claim that having a black body in a white environment brings out or draws attention to your differences, your blackness.
NEA Big Read - Then I started playing tennis myself. Is it necessarily a necessary evil?