Go Tell it On the Mountain Lesson Plan

Throughout the chapter, a number of parallels are drawn between Florence and John. What are they? Why do you think Baldwin introduces these parallels?

Students should reference the following parallels:

• Like John, Florence does not understand the endurance of faith—the idea of waiting, knowing that God will eventually recognize you and improve your condition with His love and guidance.
• Like John, Florence responds to adversity, and specifically to Gabriel’s drive or assumption he will to get his way, by “cultivating hate.”
• Like John, Florence is given a choice between family, an act aligned with a religious life, and leaving that family, an act aligned with a secular life.
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