PLOT STRUCTURE ANALYSIS

The plot structure is relatively straightforward, as it follows the life of Cedric Jennings from his Junior year at Ballou High School all the way to his sophomore year at Brown University. In that sense, the story is very focused and linear - in many ways reflecting a standard biography, albeit one devoted to only several years in the subject's life.

However, there are ellipses in Cedric's life story as presented in the book: not all the periods in Cedric's life are covered with...........

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