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A Giant Step

In “A Giant Step,” Henry Louis Gates Jr. recalls the prejudices and obstacles he faced after a bad injury. Although Gates is writing about his struggles, he uses humor throughout the essay. Why might he have chosen to use humor in talking about difficult times? What does his use of humor reveal about Gates? Write a short essay in which you examine Gates’s use of humor in “A Giant Step.”

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