Another Country
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All Themes Race in America Love and Sexuality High Art vs. Low Art Alienation and New York City
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Another Country

by James Baldwin
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis Summary
  • Book 1, Chapter 1
  • Book 1, Chapter 2
  • Book 1, Chapter 3
  • Book 2, Chapter 1
  • Book 2, Chapter 2
  • Book 2, Chapter 3
  • Book 2, Chapter 4
  • Book 3, Chapter 1
  • Book 3, Chapter 2
Themes
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    Race in America
  • Love and Sexuality Theme Icon
    Love and Sexuality
  • High Art vs. Low Art Theme Icon
    High Art vs. Low Art
  • Alienation and New York City Theme Icon
    Alienation and New York City
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  • Rufus Scott
  • Vivaldo
  • Ida Scott
  • Leona
  • Richard
  • Cass
  • Eric
  • Steve Ellis
  • Yves
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  • Books Symbol Icon
    Books
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  • Allusions
  • Flashbacks
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Idioms
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Pathos
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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In Another Country, books are symbols of education and class status. In the novel, Richard writes a detective novel, a popular genre that characters—including Richard—believe is intellectually worthless. Neither Cass nor Vivaldo respect Richard’s…

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