Fires in the Mirror

How does Anna Deavere Smith use imagery in Fires in the Mirror?

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“For three days, Black people fought police, attacked Lubavitcher headquarters, and torched businesses while Hasidic patrols responded with their own violence. The conflict reflected long-standing tensions within Crown Heights between Lubavitchers and Blacks, as well as the pain, oppression, and discrimination these groups have historically experienced outside their own communities.”

“Identity— / it, is, uh…in a way, it’s um…it’s sort of, it’s uh… / it’s a psychic sense of place / it’s a way of knowing I’m not a rock or that tree? / I’m this other living creature over here? / And it’s a way of knowing that no matter where I put myself / that I am not necessarily / what’s around me.”

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Fires in the Mirror