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An 8
page paper which compares and contrasts “Devil in a Blue Dress” and “Always
Outnumbered, Always Outgunned” by Walter Mosley. Bibliography lists 5 additional
sources.
Page Count:
8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAdvlblu.rtf
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present the reader with images of the African American individual from a perspective that is perhaps different. For example, in one of the works to be discussed, "Devil in a
Blue Dress," we are presented with the classic detective story but with a twist because the detective is a black man. This presents us with tensions not normally seen in
a typical mystery, or detective novel. With this simple information in hand, as it relates to the author and his ability to present readers with new perspectives we present a
discussion of "Devil in a Blue Dress" and "Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned." The paper finishes with a comparison and contrast of the two novels by Walter Mosley. Devil
in a Blue Dress "It is 1948 in Los Angeles, just after World War II and an African-American man, Easy Rawlins, is trying to make it in society. With the
loss of his employment, he is struggling to make his mortgage payment."1 As fate would have it, for a man who is a perhaps destined to become a detective, "opportunity
knocks when a mutual friend introduces him to De Witt Albright. Albright hires Easy to find a white woman named Daphne Monet."2 Rawlins strongly believes that such a woman would
not be difficult to find for she is a white woman who is attracted to black men as well as jazz. In essence, Rawlins feels she will stick out in
a crowd. He also feels it will be easy due to his knowledge of the city of South Central Los Angeles. He knows the "after-hour bars, underground clubs, and
secluded areas where people go when they dont want to be seen. This way hes able to carefully inquire about Daphnes whereabouts."3 However, once word gets out that he is
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