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Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Beautiful Struggle

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2008

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Essay Topics

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How does Coates characterize his father? What is the relationship between them? 

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How does Coates characterize his brother Big Bill? What is the relationship between them? 

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Coates refers to the “Knowledge” throughout the book. What does he mean by this term? What is his personal relationship to it? What is his brother Big Bill’s relationship to it?

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