Reread the passage on pages 34-36 in of Kindred ("Just in time . . ." to "an urge to vomit"), where Dana is a first-hand eyewitness to the violent beating of Alice's father by slave patrollers.
What difference does Dana’s presence as a witness and narrator make in this scene? What’s it like to experience this scene through Dana’s eyes? What does this fictional narrative achieve that facts do not? Where are you as a reader in this scene?
Take 5 minutes to contemplate your response to this unsettling passage in your notebook. Come to class on Tuesday, October 28, or Wednesday, October 29, prepared to share some of your observations.
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