As you read the first section of Between the World and Me, make note of sections that are confusing to you. This is a common strategy for dealing with difficult texts, and the strategy is quite simple: identify sections that are difficult, consider why they are difficult, reread them carefully, acknowledge the challenge, and move on. Often, answers about difficult sections simply develop as we read more of the book/article/poem/etc.
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I had a hard time with the first few pages of Coates' book. I kept writing question marks in the margins, and making guesses about what he could mean by some of his terminology. Remember, Michelle Alexander acknowledges in her review that Coates isn't giving us any clear, straight-forward answers in his book. We know that, and we have to make our peace with it as we read.
So, identify a passage that is difficult for you. Give us the actual quote (or if it is long, give us a piece of it and where it begins and ends). Then make some guesses as to what you think it means. You might use the surrounding text to help you figure it out. You might do a bit of outside research if you think that's relevant to help yourself make an educated guess. You might think about how some of our preview texts could give you an idea of what he means.
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