Yves. Eric is an American actor that moved to Paris for a couple of years and met Yves. The narrative concludes with Eric meeting up with Yves in America.During the novel, the characters' lives are all combined with each other's struggles and sexual experiences, some heterosexual, some homo- or bisexual. The most obvious victim of the novel is Rufus Scott, a black jazz musician who commits suicide at the end of the long first chapter. The other major characters also suffer as they struggle to find themselves and satisfy their craving for love and true happiness.Baldwin's Go Tell it on the Mountain was his first novel, and some would argue that it was his best. Baldwin's attitude and emotions are expressed in this novel through the characters. The novel begins by describing the protagonist John Grimes and his daily routine. The audience soon learns of the rest of his family including his father Gabriel who is also a priest. Much of the novel deals with the emergence of the Grimes family from the south, and the struggle of Gabriel Grimes with morality and lust. This emergence from the south can be compared to Another Country as the characters in both works seek a new place after much suffering and oppression. There are other similarities including the urban location of New York City, and also Baldwin's use of flashbacks in both novels, however the most evident is the suffering of black people. Also, both novels share the graphic and sometimes gruesome details and emotions of black peoples' lives in the New York area. Baldwin's unique style is evident in both novels, including his vivid descriptions of black and white, and also of sexual relations. However, it is safe to say that both novels are American classics. ...
