Analyze Tommy Orange’s prologue to “There There”. Why does he choose to tell the stories he does, why does he choose the language he does, and what is the interplay between the two?

Analyze Tommy Orange’s prologue to There There.

Write the essay at a High School AP English Class Level and answer the following prompts.

Analyze Tommy Orange’s prologue to “There There”. Why does he choose to tell the stories he does, why does he choose the language he does, and what is the interplay between the two?

Tommy Orange is making certain claims about stories, storytelling, and tradition—how does his language reflect those claims? How does his story choice reflect those claims?

Analyze Tommy Orange’s prologue to “There There”. Why does he choose to tell the stories he does, why does he choose the language he does, and what is the interplay between the two?
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