characters
This character struggles with his identity
David
Who is Joey?
David's childhood friend who was the first guy he had a romantic experience with
"Ah! I am told New York is very beautiful. Is it more beautiful than Paris?" (Baldwin 29)
Giovanni. (Talking to David)
Giovanni is from what country?
Italy
David's fiance
Hella
Who is Ellen?
David's Aunt who lives with him as he grows up.
After the night where David met Giovanni, what did he do in the morning?
sleep at Giovanni's house
"Don't cry...Theres nothing to cry about. Everything's going to be alright...I haven't done anything wrong have I?" (Baldwin 16)
David's father (Talking to David)
Where is David from? (Not only country)
New York
Why did David move to France?
To "find himself" and escape his shame of his sexuality.
He is described as "[A]n aging, Belgian born, American businessman." (Baldwin 20)
Jacques
Where did Giovanni meet Guillaume (owner of the bar Giovanni works at)
the movie theater
"Tell me...is there really no other way for you but this? To kneel down forever before an army of boys for just five dirty minutes in the dark?" (Baldwin 49)
David (Talking to Jacques)
We start off the second chapter with an interaction between Jacques and David just after Giovanni is sentenced. Where is this set?
Outside, on the terrace of a cafe.
David recounts how he ended up in the hospital one night in his teens. What happened?
He was driving drunk and crashed his car with 3 other people in it. Everyone was ok.
She is a redhead bar worker
Madame Clothilde
What does the author say about where Giovanni lives?
He lives on the outskirts of Paris, near "Nation". He lives in a maid's room.
"Confusion is a luxury which only the very, very young can possibly afford, and you are not that young anymore." (Baldwin 36)
Jacques (Talking to David)
At what time do David, Giovanni, Jacques, and Guillaume leave Guillaume's bar the night David meets Giovani?
5:00 AM
At the end of part one, we learn something big has happened with David and Hella's relationship. What is it?
Hella left David and went to America.
He owns the bar where Davis met Giovanni.
Guillaume
What is the name of the neighborhood they drive through that produces the food for Paris?
Les Halles
"But you, my dear friend-I fear that you shall burn in a very hot fire." (Baldwin 35)
that weird guy at the bar with the crucifix and grey pants. (Talking to David)
In a village in the South of France.
Where in New York did David live at the time he and Joey were friends?
NYC (Brooklyn)