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This is a good start. You’ll need a few more sources that examine things from a literary critical POV: I think the Yancey piece we read together belongs in this conversation, for example. The Werrlein seems relevant as well, for its examination of a white childhood “innocence” that’s not accorded to children of color.
Thank you!