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Plain Language from Truthful James

Answer the following questions clearly and directly. Be sure to quote and analyze specific passages from the course materials (readings and films) to support your answers. You may also use additional sources to support your answers.

What was the relationship between “Plain Language from Truthful James” and the
rising tide of anti-Asian agitation in and around San Francisco? In your answer, discuss
the author’s intention (as best as we can ascertain it) and the poem’s public reception

Book: Ben Tarnoff, The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature
sources: http://www.online-literature.com/bret-harte/1667/
https://www.americanheritage.com/mark-twains-san-francisco