Bigger Thomas is a character from the novel, "Native Son", by Richard Wright, which deals with a young man dealing with racism through out his life. ... He grew up in a ghetto called, "Black Belt", he was just a young black man trying to make ends meat. ... "Black Boy" a novel also written by Richard Wright is another novel which, a young black man has to deal with racism throughout his life. The novel begins when Richard is four years old living with his younger brother, his parents, and his grand mother in Natchez, Mississippi. ... This relates to criticism of the black community for al...

• Word Count: 1217
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

However, Mark Twain wrote the novel in 1885, when "nigger" was still rather commonplace. ... This is why Twain uses Jim, a black slave, as a symbol of society's racism and ignorance. ... The fact that a white boy apologized to an older, black slave, was ground- breaking and very controversial for this time period. The apology reflects Twain's feelings towards blacks himself. ... Throughout the novel, Mark Twain expresses many ideas and opinions through the character of Jim. ...

• Word Count: 477
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison, the evils inflicted upon blacks by a white society indoctrinated by the inherent beauty of whiteness and ugliness of blackness are thoroughly depicted. ... One afternoon while Pecola is playing in the playground a boy named Junior invites her into his house. ... In essence, Claudia despises the black community in the novel because they suppress their black beauty. ... This novel speaks to masses of people, black and white, illustrating how a racist social system wears down the minds and souls people. ... Lastly, Morrison uses this novel t...

• Word Count: 1667
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The novel was beginning to be viewed from a different perspective. ... Jim's superstitions and his subservient role in many parts of the novel strengthen their belief that the book should be banned for what is now believed to be blatantly racial content. ... The narrator is a thirteen year old boy. ... In a society where whites still believed that they were superior to blacks, Huck's speech was seen to be offensive. ... Twain writes of a beautiful relationship that occurred between a white boy and a black escaped slave. ...

• Word Count: 1318
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As a result of this exposure to the white world's hostility and aggression towards blacks, most of Wright's books portray both racial discrimination and the black response to that injustice; such as Black Boy and Native Son. ... This novel is a reflection of racism. ... Authors used their stories, novels, and plots to communicate to the public their ideas and opinions. ... Wright's imagery in this novel is often vicious and elemental. ... He uses imagery throughout the novel. ...

• Word Count: 2344
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

"The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson- (1894) was one of his last novels. After this novel was published Twain had to experience a series of painful experiences within his family life. ... In these years Mark Twain was still a boy. ... Although she is black one doesn't notice it at first site because only one-sixteenth of her is of black. ... Throughout the novel, Twain shows us how Tom grows into a terrible brat. ...

• Word Count: 3258
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

His childhood and his relationship with his stepfather was the basis for his most famous novel, Got Tell it on the Mountain. ... From novels to non-fiction to poetry, Baldwin got a taste of many different forms and styles of writing. ... He felt as though he was "too black" as well as isolated, and all of these insecurities constituted for his leaving Switzerland after only two weeks (Als 141). ... His most famous novel, Got Tell It on the Mountain published in 1953, is an unusual depiction of a coming-of-age story of a fourteen year old boy, John Grimes. ... Baldwin's most controversi...

• Word Count: 2437
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School