Baldwin shows the necessity of struggling through suffering not only in a religious perspective but also in regards to defying society’s expectations in order to further oneself. In If Beale Street Could Talk, Baldwin shows that a relationship can be strengthened if the couple struggles through society together. When in the street, a racist police officer accuses Fonny of assault and battery without proof and a confession stating the opposite, he only leaves the couple alone when the store owner argued for their release (Baldwin If, 138). They fight for their love and safety against the culture, and through that fight their bonds are strengthened and they move closer to happiness. Throughout the book Another Country, Baldwin established the
