But, on the other hand, the ropes and myths and knots and hindrances; the thundering waves of the white world beyond beating us back; the scalding breakers of this inner world,--its currents and back eddies--its meanness and smallness--its sorrow and tragedy--its screaming farce!
Du Bois vividly illustrates the complexities and struggles faced by the Black community in contrast to the outside world.
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