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"The most remarkable achievement in this novel isn’t the realistic depiction of a race that is “ambisexual,” or that such a non-binary representation is fully explored and realized (in 1969!). It’s that it’s not even given center stage in this spra..." Permalink

"Huck Finn, in the original matures morally and can provide inspiration as a result. James, on the other hand, grows increasingly selfish and immoral. Many elements in the book are undeveloped, like they would be in a child's book, yet there are ve..." Permalink

"The code-switching is what you notice first (it’s right there in the title). James, the resourceful runaway slave called “Jim” in the source novel by Mark Twain, is adept at this bifurcated presentation of himself through language to the outside w..." Permalink