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Army

This military institution offers characters structure.

Greenwich Village

In the story, this neighborhood is strongly associated with musical performance.

Guitar

Played by a character referenced, this instrument functions equally well in a solo or ensemble capacity.

Harlem

Setting of the story, this neighborhood is associated with African-American culture and its renaissance.

Heroin

This intoxicant has long been associated with music, often to injurious effect.

India

Travel to this place is a former aspiration of one of the major characters.

Jazz

This musical genre, uniquely American, operates under some cultural onus in the story.

Navy

This military institution offers characters freedom.

Piano

Played by a major character, this instrument functions equally well in a solo or ensemble capacity.

School

A focal site of the novel, this institution offers both promise and constraint.

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