Go Tell It On The Mountain Analysis - 755 Words

Charles Scruggs’ essay, The Tale of Two Cities in James Baldwins Go Tell it on the Mountain, also addresses how occupants should escape their invaders. The crux of his essay focuses on Baldwin’s juxtaposition of a celestial city with an earthly city through the church and New York, respectively. Moreover, his comments about characters’ interactions with the two cities bolsters the arguments within this paper. First, consider his comments about John and his relationship between the two cities: â€Å"Thus coming of age, John is torn by a dilemma. He desperately wants to embrace the earthly city to escape Gabriel’s circumscribed world, but he cannot free himself from seeing this city through Gabriel’s eyes† (4) and â€Å"Ironically, John cannot†¦show more content†¦Also, Elisha’s family does not restrain him, like John’s. Therefore, Elisha does not suffer from internal battles between his desires and his family’s d emands. Hence, biological homes do not reside on land or in the mind, but in the blood. How is one to escape an invader, when they takeover one’s blood? Well, from Scruggs’ essay, it is safe to conclude that death is not a viable path for escape. His comments on Richard, John’s biological father, surrounding the scene where Richard is mistaken as a thief, illuminates this point: It is this conversation, not the beatings in jail, which broke Richard’s spirit and caused him to commit suicide. The very structure of his life had been called into question. He discovered, to his dismay, that he had built his house upon a marsh. No matter how smart he is, he remains a ‘n*****.’ Richard’s death changed Elizabeth. New York now became in her mind the City of Destruction. (12) Richard’s lack of visibility, which restricts him to his racial status and home (New York), is the impetus behind his suicide. Unfortunately, Richard does not unfetter his chains by escaping life and entering death. 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