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Essay Galaxy - Baldwin's "Fire Next Time"
Baldwin's "Fire Next Time"
We always say "Love conquers all" is commonly said and heard in our
daily lives. Ironically, this is necessarily not true as James Baldwin
views our society. He illustrates the stereotypes of both Blacks and
Whites. In his argumentative autobiography, The Fire Next Time, the
author brilliantly perceives the idea that love, instead of fear, liberates
society. To truly "liberate" society, one must discover his/her
individual and personal identity by learning to love.
Baldwin describes "fear" to be ignorance, and "love" as knowledge.
He joined the congressional church due to fear. He was afraid to become
involved with his friends who began to drink and smoke. To avoid such
situations, Baldwin was driven into the church because he "supposed that
God and safety were synonymous." (16) Timidity blinded him to believe
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