How does attention to these small details add to Gay’s overall themes? Ross Gay often finds delight in the smallest of objects: a flower thriving in a sidewalk crack, or two people sharing the work of carrying a bag.16) Discuss Gay’s ability to overlap themes of systemic racism, delight and kindness, loss and sorrow, often in the space of one essay. “I’m trying to remember the last day I haven’t been reminded of the inconceivable violence black people have endured in this country.” (p.Why do you think he employs this style? How does it make you feel when the writer addresses you directly? Gay often uses a direct, conversational writing style.What do you think of Gay’s assertion that all new statues should have in their hands “flowers, or shovels, or babies, or seedlings…”? Over the summer of 2020, statues in public spaces were the focus of controversy.
Tues armed with guns that he first mentions in chapter 9.
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