" This quote speaks to the theme that if one is not seen as important in society's eyes then justice is unlikely to be rightfully served to them. Along with many other literary works, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee prove this statement true. The authors of these two novels convey this common theme through the use of literary elements such as setting, diction, and point of view. ...

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Both novels shared two similar themes: the pursuit of happiness and self-actualization. These themes had to be dealt with tenderly in an intolerant, white-culture society. ... By using these two themes, both Hurston and Ellison took a dramatic leap of faith. These themes add the uniqueness and non-conformism of the stories themselves. ... By using characterization, theme, diction and other literary devices, Ellison and Hurston created two enduring novels about life's struggles and rewards that will be read for many centuries to come....

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The Renaissance was mostly a literary movement where African Americans were encouraged to celebrate their heritage,a heritage marked by struggle and perseverance, and to reveal the truth about the everyday black person.For many the Harlem Renaissance was considered to be the high point in African American writing. ... There was no common literary style defined in the writings of the Harlem Renaissance. ... Some common themes did exist however, such as an interest in the roots of the African American experience in Africa and in the South, and a strong sense of racial pride and a desire for soci...

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Tiffany Barrs English 102/076 April 22, 2002 Blood, "Sweat,"" and Tears: A Historical/Biographical Analysis of Hurston's "Sweat- The purpose of any literary work is to convey an idea or concept to its audience. ... The context of the piece, the period of time during which it was written, and the events that are reflected within it may have an enormous effect on the work, both in its style and in the ways through which the audience can interpret the author's literary aims. ... (p.254) Though the text itself is an intricate combination of gender conflicts and racial...

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The literary world of the early 1950s was energized by a confident and diverse new generation. ... African Americans, Irish Americans, Polish Americans, Jews from Eastern Europe, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanic Americans gained large audiences and won prestigious literary prizes. ... This rapid growth meant tens of millions more readers "and colleges and universities began to encourage the reading of writers and literary movements outside of "the canon- that had been established decades before. ... The interstate highways that spread across the continent in the late 1960s,...

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The literature they wrote ranged in subject, but race and racial identity was one of the common themes that many Harlem Renaissance authors wrote about. ... His poem "if we must die" was published in 1919 and was one of the very first poems initiating the tone, subject, and matter of the literary movement. ...

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Even though he was the same exact person, people treated him differently.Literary Analysis: To covey his message against racism, John Howard Griffin uses theme as one literary concept. ... Another way the author conveys his message against racism is that he uses mood as another literary concept. ...

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Setting: Another Country takes place in Harlem, France, Greenwich Village and other locales throughout numerous incidents in this literary work. ... Literary Style: According to Langston Hughes, "Baldwin uses words as the sea uses waves, to flow and beat, advance and retreat, rise and take a bow in disappearing....The thought becomes poetry and the poetry illuminates the thought." ... Theme: The theme Another Country conveys is lucid: People must witness the world with incontestable viewpoints. ...

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A uniquely American art form, jazz traced its birth to a combination of ragtime, marching band music, and the blues. " The spontaneity and excitement of the music produced by black artists 'riffing' on old blues and classical themes found a ready outlet in the New York of the post-war era."... During the 1920s, an explosion of literary and artistic innovation, remembered forever after as the Harlem Renaissance, made a neighborhood in Manhattan one of the most important cultural centers in America. ... The diverse literary expression of the Harlem Renaissance ranged from Langston Hugh...

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Amaris Baxter Langston Hughes; "Mother to Son" 1) 1930's; Realism 2) Biographical Theory of Criticism 3) Post-structural Theory of Criticism Through the literary works of Langston Hughes, it is clear to see that he uses his own style and language to portray realistic traits. ... The theme of "Mother to Son" is that life is not easy. ...

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Common themes of the Harlem Renaissance included "twoness" first introduced by W.E.B. ... The Harlem Renaissance wasn't just a literary movement: it included racial consciousness, "the back to Africa" movement led by Marcus Garvey, racial integration, the explosion of music particularly jazz, spirituals and blues, painting, dramatic revues, and others (Reuben 2). ... Countee Cullen was conservative writer: he did not ignore racial themes, but based his works on the models of 19th-century Romantic poets, especially Keats, and often used the traditional sonnet form. After the 1930'...

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The Negro in Art: A Pictorial Record of the Negro Artist and of the Negro Theme in Art. ... Alain Locke still remains among the finest examples of literary and cultural criticism. ... Section III: Selective Criticism Literary criticism on The New Negro there is limited, while the novel is experiencing resurgence due in part to the several republishing. Most literary scholars know Locke as the "midwife" of the Harlem Renaissance who led a host of authors and artists in creating a new image for the Negro. ... American Literary History 3.2 (1991): 255-76. ...

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The Negro in Art: A Pictorial Record of the Negro Artist and of the Negro Theme in Art. ... Alain Locke still remains among the finest examples of literary and cultural criticism. ... Section III: Selective Criticism Literary criticism on The New Negro there is limited, while the novel is experiencing resurgence due in part to the several republishing. Most literary scholars know Locke as the "midwife" of the Harlem Renaissance who led a host of authors and artists in creating a new image for the Negro. ... American Literary History 3.2 (1991): 255-76. ...

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The Harlem issue featured work by black writers and artists, which was edited by black philosopher and literary scholar Alain Locke (Collier, 1985). ... Finally, in the autumn of 1926, a group of young Black writers produced their own literary magazine, Fire!! ... A new generation of young writers and artists, including Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes took ownership of the literary Renaissance (Collier, 1985). ... The major theme of the Harlem Renaissance was the roots of the African American experience in Africa and the American South mixed with a strong sense of racia...

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(redhotjazz.com) This book made him known among literary people. ... While very remorseful about his place in society as a black man, Hughes still managed to convey a theme of hope that is still expressed every time his works are read to this day....

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It is essential to first analyze Walker's and Marshall's essays through each of the themes of identity, independence, and inspiration, respectively. Then these themes will be drawn out of Hurston's work to show the similarity between each of these writers' works. ... They both admire many literary greats such as Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, and Jane Austen, but they appreciate these authors' works more than they can identify with them. ... Through identifying with her mother, Marshall finds that they have things in common because they both express their...

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She was one of the first African American women to run for public office in the United States, one of the first founders of the NAACP, and a respected journalist. 2) One of the themes that Giddings mentioned was the relationship between sexism and racism. ... The theme of the chapter revolves around the unfair social norms of the time that plagued the lives of African-American slaves. ... This ties along with the main theme of chapter 1 and the first stanza of STILL I RISE. ... (This next paragraph strays away from your instructions, but it deals with the theme of this paragraph and it...

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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. ... Because of his race, and because of this woman - he is led out of security and familiarity, recurring theme throughout his life. ...

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One of the great factors in the quick rise of the Harlem Renaissance was the literary movement with the contribution of writers such as Langston Hughes. ... (Hughes 588) These are lines from Langston Hughes' popular poem, Theme for English B, published in 1951. ...

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Kabnis, the final section of Cane replicates all of the themes found in parts one and two, however, it manages to achieve a sense of symbolic unity despite the fragmentation of the main character Ralph Kabnis. ...

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