Question:
"That Evening Sun"
In "That Evening Sun," the inability of five-year-old Jason to understand the words and ideas of grown-ups is made apparent when he says, "I ain't a nigger... are you a nigger, Nancy?" His failure to understand the events of the story is made apparent in his persistent comments about fear and Halloween. Discuss Jason's fixation on the frightening dark while the conversation of the adults goes on around him.