Locke Hall is identified in the novel as a location at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Its textual significance here is as the setting attached to a dated passage associated with Diana Gordon, although the supplied evidence gives no further description of the building or of events inside it.

Setting and Identification

A heading places Locke Hall at Howard University and specifies Washington, D.C. The location is presented as a concise setting marker rather than through descriptive narration: no architectural features, interior spaces, or surrounding landmarks are provided.

Association with Diana Gordon

The location heading appears beneath Diana Gordon’s name and the date October 22, 2018. The passage opens with her reflection, “For a while, I thought she’d killed herself.” The identity of the person referred to as “she,” and the circumstances behind Diana Gordon’s thought, are not established by the available passage.

Narrative Significance

The heading anchors Diana Gordon’s reflection to a specific institution and date, but it does not by itself confirm that the quoted thought was formed inside Locke Hall or describe an encounter there. Locke Hall’s supported role is therefore precise but limited: it locates this dated narrative segment at Howard University without supplying a fuller account of the scene.