Colson Whitehead Essays

Introduction In Colson Whitehead’s “The Nickel Boys,” readers are taken back to 1960s Tallahassee’s turbulent landscape, where the Nickel Academy, a juvenile reformatory, becomes the grim backdrop for a story of injustice, fortitude, and friendship. As Elwood Curtis faces the brutality of the Nickel Academy, the author weaves a powerful and haunting story. The publisher’s ... Read More