The Dogear

The Dragon Can't Dance

by Earl Lovelace

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Set in 3 places · 3 primary
Sense of Place
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Set in

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    Calvary Hill, Port of Spain · Trinidad & Tobago
    Poverty-stricken Port of Spain neighborhood where Carnival dragon-dancer Aldrick lives
    ★ primary
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    Port of Spain · Trinidad & Tobago
    Calvary Hill shantytown, Port of Spain; Carnival culture and Afro-Trinidadian working-class community
    ★ primary
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    Port of Spain
    ★ primary

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