Ron Clinton (r-and-jclinton@email.msn.com)
Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:15:22 -0800
I guess that's what happens when you read books that are 20,
30 or 40 years old - when you're glimpsing something of the
past that no longer has the power to shock and, in fact, now
seems quite ordinary. But I suppose in the context of the
time the book was written, that last line referring to
interracial dating probably did seem like quite a twist in
the tale. Thanks for the clarification.
Ron Clinton
> No, there are some clues through out Pick Up that
the male protagonist is
> black. For example, the scene where he and the
female protagonist go to a
> bar and someone comments something to the effect
that "I've seen it all"
or
> something like that. Also, when her mother meets him
at his flophouse.
> Little things like that. But it is never made really
clear in the novel.
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