Abstract In “Going to Meet the Man,” James Baldwin illustrates Flannery O’Connor’s theory that violence serves as a catalyst for a “moment of grace.” Through the remembrances of the main character during one sleepless night, Baldwin depicts how Jesse has the potential to renounce the ideologies of White supremacy and toxic masculinity through his interaction with his wife Grace, whose name signifies her role as an agent of redemption. Through recollections about the violence that he inflicts as a sheriff as well as the violent lynching he observes as a child, Jesse moves closer toward contrition and ultimately salvation. In the end, however, Jesse maintains an allegiance with indoctrinated beliefs and rebukes the moment of grace, a rejection substantiated by his sexual assault of his wife.

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错过詹姆斯鲍德温去见那个人中的“恩典时刻”

摘要 在“去见那个人”中，詹姆斯·鲍德温阐述了弗兰纳里·奥康纳的理论，即暴力是“恩典时刻”的催化剂。通过在一个不眠之夜对主角的回忆，鲍德温描绘了杰西如何通过与妻子格蕾丝的互动来放弃白人至上主义和有毒的男子气概的意识形态，格蕾丝的名字象征着她作为救赎代理人的角色。通过回忆他作为治安官所施加的暴力以及他小时候观察到的暴力私刑，杰西更接近悔改和最终救赎。然而，最后，杰西仍然效忠于灌输的信仰，并谴责恩典时刻，他对妻子的性侵犯证实了他的拒绝。