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The Night of Delicate Terrors The Night of Delicate Terrors by Harlan Ellison is a story that at first seems like the protagonist McKinley Hooker is just labouring through a family trip. However, the internal and external struggles presented by Ellison are shaping exactly what McKinley plans to do; whether he wants to go on and help start a revolution or go back to the Deep South and experience the prejudices of a Blackman. Ellison …

…equal. They quickly diminish his efforts and therefore, escalading his internal pressures. In the end, the author shows that McKinley Hooker and his family backed down from the fight. Therefore, the author clearly represents the role of all black people in the Hooker family. He shows that they didn't receive equal treatment and that the external and internal struggles felt by the characters were conflicts that were a prelude to the climax in the restaurant.