Extended Essays 2021

RQ: To what extent does Baldwin portray homosexual identity as a cause of destruction in Giovanni’s Room?

The methodology I will be using to analyse this text will primarily be a close reading of the novel. Close reading and textual analysis will be focused on the causes of destruction, and the relationship this has with the way character’s identities are employed. Some reference to previous analysis will be made, however the bulk of the research will be conducted on the basis of my own observations as to the themes present within the novel.

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