"Between the World and Me is a letter Ta-Nehisi Coates writes to his teenage son, one that describes the tragedy and truth of the black experience and focuses on what it means to be a child and parent in the black community and how lives are impacted by the inherent racism and societally engrained perspective held by those in power... This companion to Between the World and Me includes: Summary of the book Character Analysis A Discussion on Themes"-- Provided by Freading.