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Independent Novel Project: Go Tell It On The Mountain
Independent Novel Project

Ever since the creation of pen and paper, authors and storytellers have used concepts and ideas from humans in order to develop a personality within the story. In the novel Go Tell it on the Mountain, by James Baldwin, James uses the human nature idea of loneliness. All of the major characters in the story are somehow affected by their own personal loneliness; the only difference between them is how they handle it. For example, John is the youngest child out of him and his brother Roy. John has many issues with

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