Scout Finch is not only the most important character in the novel, she is also the narrator. ... This one character, the narrator, must know everything that happens in the novel. We can never see "inside the heads" of the other characters in the story. A nave character is less dependable and less accurate than an intelligent character and more limited in what she knows and understands "Scout, you aren't old enough to understand some things yet -. ... Scout has no understanding of the complex web of racial prejudice that made so many white Southerners recoil in horror at the very idea of a...

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In the way the main character Troy impacts his family, August Wilson provides an insightful look into the culture and history of 1950's black America. ... It deals with complex social issues such as racism and adultery. ... Having a steady income changes his personal thought of what character traits an African-American male should possess; in particular, what character traits his sons should possess. ... Troy was a very hard character to get along with in this play, because he was stubborn and angry much of the time. Troy's character just never seemed to get along with anyone and whe...

• Word Count: 697
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• Grade Level: High School

Joe Christmas: Victim of Women and Absolutism Joe Christmas is a very complex character, perhaps one of the most complex literary figures of this century. ... Instead Joanna fluctuates between the extremes of her character: she is either the pure man-like devotee or the raging nymphomaniac, embracing her sin further by whispering "Negro!" ... "- Pg. 277 Once again Joe is faced with the absolutism inherent in his character. ... His own absolutism drives him to these women, and then his inability to deal with the very absolutism and duality inherent in his character leads to the violent repe...

• Word Count: 1750
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Those people that make generalizations might tell us that a piece of fiction must have one or more characters with whom the reader can relate to. ... In this story, the way the characters are portrayed, to some extent, tends to relate to the existing characters in the reality in which I live in. ... Julian is a character in the story that is being demonstrated in such a way. ... However, Julian and his mother have a very complex relationship. ... It is one that the characters must accept, difficult as those revelations are for them to face. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The narrator is a major character who is lost and is in search of his identity. ... Unable to question or to seek his own answers to complex issues and lacking a sense of identity, the narrator does not have a clear sense of who he is nor how he fits into society, nor does he ask the right questions to find the right answers. ... The development of the character lays out the foundation on the philosophy of finding and understanding himself confronted with a huge obstacle in his path; racism....

• Word Count: 769
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Faces at the Bottom of the Well, Bell uses stories, involving fictional characters and settings to unfold his thesis. ... He says: "We need leaders-neither saints nor sparkling television personalities-who can situate them- selves within a larger historical narrative of this country and our world, who can grasp the complex dynamics of our peoplehood and imagine a future grounded in the best of our past, yet who are attuned to the frightening obstacles that now perplex us...". ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The ways that their lives are brought together, and how they are able to live as a couple weave together as a complex tale about racial heritage, self-acceptance, and prejudice. ... All throughout the book, every character is faced with conflicts based on biases. ... The story flows very well, with strong plot setting and characters. ... These characters are strong, well developed, and multi-dimensional. ... Specifically, the character of Jadine personifies many important and conflicting ideas. ...

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Amid this extraordinary opportunity, however, American writers faced new and complex challenges with regard to originality, authenticity, and social worth. ... What often makes his stories interesting, and sometimes fascinating, is that the characters are capable of being surprised and overwhelmed by something they learn in the course of the story. ... Johnson, because as the story progresses the once common-folk characters begin to shed their ignorance and weakness and come into their own. ...

• Word Count: 905
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While the Victorian concept of "true womanhood" defined white women as possessing unquestionable moral character, African American women were defined as immoral and sinful. ... Throughout the 20th century, the cross section of both creators and audiences of popular images have changed and the business of commercial imagery itself has become a more sophisticated craft to the extent that contemporary stereotypes of African-American women can be broader and more complex (although no more real) than their 19th century counterparts. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Hip-hop was a developed musical expression that was totally out of character of the cultural movements of previous generations. ... Violence in the main element in gangster rap, these lyrical poets do have talent but if they could stray from lyrics about killing, they would receive more respect. " African-American youth nihilism stemmed from the rise in police brutality, the crack cocaine epidemic, and its prison industrial complex counterpart." ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Racism has changed and is now more complex yet less accepted. ... " In the hit television show "Grey's Anatomy", the main black character has light skin and blue eyes, which gives the audience the perception that being light skin African American is more appealing than a dark skinned African American. ...

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The Situation of African-Americans in America In their motherland Africa, black people lived together in tribes with the families staying together in the village and leading a live according to strong morals and rites. Each tribe had developed a culture and often an own language, and the people ei...

• Word Count: 3965
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School