... the advisor of Baldwin was enchanted by Cullen's warmth (Smith 236). "According to Boyd, although Baldwin rarely spoke or wrote about his relationship with Cullen, the poet was one of the early influences in Baldwin life, preparing him to move beyond the boundaries of Harlem" (236). When his stepfather dies in 1943, Baldwin moved to Greenwich Village to pursue his literary dreams. Baldwin had his first novel, "Go Tell It on the Mountain ... one of Baldwin's predominant belief from the beginning to the end of the writer's career" (239). One of the most striking passages in "The Cross of...

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