The Fire Next Time | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The Titles. - These things appear three times throughout the book. Some of them have spiritual origins, while another is taken from a poem by a black poet.

Harlem. - This place is an infamous section of New York City that has a large concentration of black Americans.

The Avenue. - This place is located in New York City and is the scene of much crime, prostitution and drug dealing.

The Nation of Islam. - This is often the subject of careful legal scrutiny and is founded by Elijah Muhammad.

White American Society....
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