![]() ![]() Moreover, it’s important to note Fleming is portraying then-contemporary America, which, in 1954, promoted racial stereotypes. ![]() ![]() Not knowing better isn’t an excuse, but an explanation. Fleming was racist-a product of a Victorian education that taught him a race hierarchy with European whites at the top-but not a malicious one. It was a smart, decisive bit of driving, but what startled Bond was that it had been a negress at the wheel, a fine-looking negress in a black chauffeur’s uniform, and through the rear window he had caught a glimpse of the single passenger – a huge grey-black face which had turned slowly towards him and looked directly back at him, Bond was sure of it, as the car accelerated towards the Avenue. Big stare each other down across a busy New York City street, grinds to a halt: What should be a terrific scene where Bond and Mr. Out of the gate, this book proves challenging. Big who’s smuggling pirate treasure from Jamaica into the states via Florida. A disappointing sequel to Casino Royale that sees Bond transplanted to America to investigate a Harlem gangster known as Mr. ![]()
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