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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 ?
Daniel Garwood No, the character of Jones, the major black character, is deliberately used by Toole to act out a stereotype. Toole 'pulls off' Jones WITH cartoonish …moreNo, the character of Jones, the major black character, is deliberately used by Toole to act out a stereotype. Toole 'pulls off' Jones WITH cartoonish stereotyping. Characters are used satirically to stereotype strata in the social hierarchy of the time.(less)
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A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
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