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In "That Evening Sun," the inability of five-year-old Jason to understand the words and ideas of grown-ups is made apparent when he says, "I ain't a nigger... are you a nigger, Nancy?" His failure to understand the events of the story is made apparent in his persistent comments about fear and Halloween. Discuss Jason's fixation on the frightening dark while the conversation of the adults goes on around him.

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"That Evening Sun" is expored in terms of character.

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As you discuss Jason's inability to fully understand the words and ideas of grown-ups around him, you might suggest that Jason's fixation on the frightening dark while the conversation of the adults goes on around him seems to reveal deeper meaning. The "dark" may ...

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