Erasure

by

Percival Everett

Kenya Dunston Character Analysis

Kenya Dunston is a talk show host who has Juanita Mae Jenkins on her show to sing the praises of Jenkins’s new novel. She later has Monk (as Stagg R. Leigh) on the show to promote My Pafology/Fuck. Monk tries to sabotage the interview, refusing to cooperate with Kenya and giving one-word answers to her questions.

Kenya Dunston Quotes in Erasure

The Erasure quotes below are all either spoken by Kenya Dunston or refer to Kenya Dunston. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Race and Identity  Theme Icon
).
Chapter 17 Quotes

“God, I just love that,” Kenya says, shaking her head. “Now, I know some of you at home are thinking that some of the language is kinda rough, but let me tell you, it doesn’t get any more real than this. With this kinda talent, chile, don’t you think we ought to forgive our guest’s intense bashfulness?”

Audience applause, approval, endorsement, blessing.

Related Characters: Kenya Dunston (speaker), Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, Stagg R. Leigh, Van Go Jenkins, Cleona
Page Number: 251
Explanation and Analysis:
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Kenya Dunston Quotes in Erasure

The Erasure quotes below are all either spoken by Kenya Dunston or refer to Kenya Dunston. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Race and Identity  Theme Icon
).
Chapter 17 Quotes

“God, I just love that,” Kenya says, shaking her head. “Now, I know some of you at home are thinking that some of the language is kinda rough, but let me tell you, it doesn’t get any more real than this. With this kinda talent, chile, don’t you think we ought to forgive our guest’s intense bashfulness?”

Audience applause, approval, endorsement, blessing.

Related Characters: Kenya Dunston (speaker), Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, Stagg R. Leigh, Van Go Jenkins, Cleona
Page Number: 251
Explanation and Analysis: