Stranger in the Village

Bladwin Perfectly combines the periodic style with paratactic progression very well, clearly exerting his control and understanding of his assertions. The connections he forms from the very beginning of the reading set the reader up to think about religion in this small Swizz village and it's effect on his stay there. Always listing the things that the village did not have was a great to way explain that outlets to experience and diversity were not apparent. He sets up the reader, if no one knew who Baldwin was we wouldn't understand why he felt estranged. We know that he is from America where these appliances or banks, movies theaters are much more prevalent. He moves to show that with lack of diversity , the people of the village have a one track mind. For example on page 160 he writes about how the Swiss in the village believed that "black men come from Africa..."
He moves back to connect religion to the Africa Natives and how the Swizz "buy" them for the purpose of converting them. There is an association with darker skin being associated with the devil or evil but if the Africa Natives convert to Catholicism - the very religion that criticizes the Africans, they will be saved.
Bladwin also shows the reader the humor in the ignorance when on page 161 he states: The bistro owners wife beamed with a pleasure far more genuine than my own and seemed to feel that I might now breathe more easily concerning the souls of at least six of my kinsmen."
Before he writes about his rage he justifies why he should or would be anger, when informs us with background information about his father and his believes. This makes it clear that he has moved away from those beliefs and has controlled his rage through understanding it, making him more progressive and show us that he is willing to move away from instilled or past beliefs.
Baldwin perfectly structures this essay, and layers it three fold with icing on top.