# Dedication explained — The Souls of Black Folk

> Chapter companion for The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois.

## What happens

A brief dedication of the work to Du Bois's children, Burghardt and Yolande, symbolizing the themes of loss and hope.

## Character check-ins

### The Narrator

The author dedicates the book to his children.

## Key lines

> To Burghardt and Yolande the Lost and the Found

Dedicated to my children, Burghardt and Yolande, representing those who have been lost and those who have been found.

_The dedication references the death of Du Bois's firstborn son, Burghardt, and his daughter Yolande._

## Links

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