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Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahFriday Black
Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahFiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2018A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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The trial of George Wilson Dunn in “The Finkelstein 5” evokes a number of real-life court cases in which race played a significant role. Summarize one of these court cases and compare its major arguments to the ones being made by each side in Dunn’s trial. What does “The Finkelstein 5” say about such trials? About revenge?
“The Era” and “Through the Flash” take place in worlds that might be described as dystopic. Compare the settings of each story to arrive at a definition of dystopia.
How does the heightened language used in “The Era” inform your understanding of the ideology that Ben’s society espouses?
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