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Bob Berry asked this question about A Confederacy of Dunces:
Do you think that Toole "pulls off" a the major black character without cartoonish stereotyping ?
Grace Every character in the book is unique and over-the-top; that is the point, I think, of this satire. It is meant to be humorous while at the same time …moreEvery character in the book is unique and over-the-top; that is the point, I think, of this satire. It is meant to be humorous while at the same time making subtle statements about the social/racial issues of the time. It is exactly what it set out to be by the author and that is why it's brilliant and unique and why it won the Pulitzer Prize.(less)
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A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
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