Notes of a Native son opened my eyes to many things that I never consciously recognized. Baldwin is an author that through my experience of reading, is the type of author that I have a hard time understanding. His perspective of the his discussion of race is criticizing not only one group but both sides. The main races talked about was black vs white, the typical two races that have long history with each other along with other races like Native Americans who were affected in the creation the “ New World.” That is America today. Why did he decided to bash both sides, I still have no idea even after reading his book. But I am glad he did so because it gives the readers who have already developed a confirmation bias to open their eyes about
