Analysis Of David Carter s Stonewall
Arrangement The preface of David Carter s Stonewall consists of a title page, a copyright page, a
dedications page, a prologue, a table of contents, a map of Greenwich Village, and a quote by Oscar
Wilde. The main text is split into three parts, with each part containing individual chapters.
Following the text is an author s note, acknowledgments, reference notes, photograph credits, a
bibliography, and an index.
Contents Overview
The first part of Stonewall, titled Setting the Stage, does just as the name implies. Introducing the
reader to the life of the LGBT+ citizens of mid 20th century New York, Carter at first focuses on
Greenwich Village the section of New York City that the Stonewall Inn was established starting off
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People in countries all over the world are fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, and it is important to honor
and remember what sparked the riot that started the gay rights movement off running. Stonewall is
a detailed and complete explanation of how and why things boiled over to begin the United State s
battle for LGBTQ+ rights, making it an optimal contender on the list of things to use to expand one
s knowledge and respect for the community and it s history.
Audience: Carter s general intended audience is the entirety of both the LGBTQ+ community and
their trusted allies. More specifically, he targets those who want to be educated on, and celebrate,
the place and the people that were involved in, as Carter himself phrases it, the dawn of the LGBT
movement.
Purpose: David Carter wrote Stonewall to function as a complete analyzation of the riots of 1969.
He wanted to create a reliable source of education over the what,when, where, why, how? of
Stonewall. To support this, Carter states in his prologue, how these various strands [of homophobic
events] eventually came together to create a turning point for the gay rights movement is the
subject of this history (2).
Style/tone: Yes, Stonewall is a historical text, but subtle wording and hints, for example, the way
Carter says tremendous gains made for [the community] rather than a less complimentary phrase,
make it clear that Carter intended to appeal to the LGBT side of his
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