The backdrop of 1950s Harlem and the story of the narrator’s uncle’s death (para. 94) suggest that the characters have suffered from vicious and institutionalized racism. Where else do you see the...

The backdrop of 1950s Harlem and the story of the narrator’s uncle’s death (para. 94) suggest that the characters have suffered from vicious and institutionalized racism. Where else do you see the impact of racism in the story? Do you think that Sonny’s addiction and the narrator’s repression and rigidity are caused by their natures or by the social forces of racism?