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What is the symbolism of “turnin’ corners”? |
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Answer» The staircase the mother climbs up and down determinedly is an allusion to the stairway to heaven in the Bible. For a Biblically LITERATE audience, which is what Hughes COULD assume his BLACK readership to be, the echoes behind the mother's words WOULD resonate as a CALL to freedom. |
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