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"The African-American poet June Jordan describes the first twelve years of her life as her Jamaica-born father prepares her for life as an African-American as he has experienced it. Through Jordan's description of her experience, we also see the early development of a poet's sensibility."
Stephanie S., Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- general coming of age story
Political/social rights fight
Yes
job/profession:
- writer
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Black
Gender/Class story?
- woman's story
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Family, love
Yes
Special relationship with
- father
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- Black
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- gentle
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
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