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Do you think that Toole "pulls off" a the major black character without cartoonish stereotyping ?

Gabriel You have to take into account the time period it was written and the caricature nature of the narrative at large. Yes, it's overdone. Yes, it's a bit …moreYou have to take into account the time period it was written and the caricature nature of the narrative at large. Yes, it's overdone. Yes, it's a bit offensive, but so is the portrayal of an office manager, a bar owner, the elderly, the intelligent...it's not a racist attack. It's just a goof on all the characters. (less)

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by John Kennedy Toole

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