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• Critical Essay on Gorilla, My Love

  Bily teaches English at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan. In this essay, Bily looks at autobiographical elements in Bambara’s ‘‘Gorilla, My Love’’ and the broad critical questions they raise.

• Liberating Figures in Toni Cade Bambara’s Gorilla, My Love

  In the following essay excerpt, Comfort shows how Bambara uses language in her short stories, including ‘‘Gorilla, My Love,’’ to evoke humor and multiple meanings.

• Toni Cade Bambara: Gorilla, My Love

  In the following essay excerpt, Ensslen discusses language, naming, and Hazel’s narrative in ‘‘Gorilla, My Love.’’

• Youth in Toni Cade Bambara’s Gorilla, My Love

  In the following essay excerpt, Hargrove discusses Hazel’s narrative voice in ‘‘Gorilla, My Love.’’

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1. Gorilla, My Love: Introduction
2. Gorilla, My Love: Summary
3. Gorilla, My Love: Toni Cade Bambara Biography
4. Gorilla, My Love: Characters
5. Gorilla, My Love: Themes
6. Gorilla, My Love: Style
7. Gorilla, My Love: Historical Context
8. Gorilla, My Love: Critical Overview
9. Gorilla, My Love: Essays and Criticism
   1. Critical Essay on Gorilla, My Love
   2. Liberating Figures in Toni Cade Bambara’s Gorilla, My Love
   3. Toni Cade Bambara: Gorilla, My Love
   4. Youth in Toni Cade Bambara’s Gorilla, My Love
10. Gorilla, My Love: Compare and Contrast
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