![]() Her "elaborate specifications" are a well-intentioned effort to protect Dorcas from the "Day of Judgment," "The Beast" and "Imminent Demise." Both the aunt and the niece, privately admire the songs and dances of the street, and Dorcas eventually acts upon her desires.Īfter hinting at Dorcas' "Imminent Demise" at the hands of Joe Trace, the chapter offers more details of Dorcas' history. Dorcas lives in an apartment of oppressionher clothes are unflattering Alice instructs her niece to be "deaf and blind " she teaches her how to avoid anything that is living and unknown. ![]() Alice's reason for continuing in Harlem, despite her overwhelming fear of the music and fast pace of the city, is never revealed, but Dorcas' arrival does allow Alice to make her fears and concerns vicarious. One of earliest memories of Dorcas is a Fifth Avenue parade in July, 1917, where silent men and women marched to condemn the lynch riots that had just occurred in East St. Alice Manfred lived in Harlem for several years before she called for her niece, Dorcas, to live with her. Chapter Three continues with the history of Dorcas' aunt, Alice Manfred. ![]()
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