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
• Approx Pages: 3
• 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

" (Morrison 39) In Toni Morrison's short story "Recitatif", Morrison sets up expectations and breaks them down by showing us how much we rely on limited and stereotypical information in order to draw conclusions about certain characters and certain events. ... So knowing this, Toni Morrison removes the races of the two main characters from a small orphanage named St. ... "The Bluest Eye" and "Recitatif" presents a complex and intricate representation of racism in the fact that there are no instances where a Caucasian had persecuted an African American. T...

• Word Count: 1083
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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

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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• Grade Level: High School

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