Recitatif

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Themes

All Themes Friendship vs. Family Outsiders, Outcasts, and the Unwanted Sickness and Disability Childhood vs. Adulthood Race and Prejudice

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All Characters Twyla Roberta Maggie Big Bozo Mary (Twyla’s Mother) Roberta’s Mother The Gar Girls (The Older Girls) Joseph Benson Jimi Hendrix

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Recitatif

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Recitatif

Themes

All Themes
Friendship vs. Family
Outsiders, Outcasts, and the Unwanted
Sickness and Disability
Childhood vs. Adulthood
Race and Prejudice

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Twyla
Roberta
Maggie
Big Bozo
Mary (Twyla’s Mother)
Roberta’s Mother
The Gar Girls (The Older Girls)
Joseph Benson
Jimi Hendrix

Symbols

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Dance
The Orchard
The Klondike Bars
Protest Signs

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Seresin, Indiana. "Recitatif." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 5 Dec 2016. Web. 28 Jan 2020.

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Seresin, Indiana. "Recitatif." LitCharts LLC, December 5, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2020. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/recitatif.

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