It is a story of exile and homecoming of a son who attempts to find affirmation and praise in the world instead of seeking God. ... He was afraid of his father's reaction to his homecoming and prepared himself to be disowned by his father and work as one of his hired men. ... Much as the elder brother felt about his brother's homecoming party, I sometimes feel about recognition for a job well done. People must take note and notice all that I have accomplished and if not, I get angry and resentful. ...

• Word Count: 744
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Quicksand by Nella Larsen and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Johnson have dark background information, but they both end on a positive note. ... Both Quicksand and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man share the theme of a homecoming to rid them of the evils they have eating at them. ... Both characters were given dark backgrounds to set the theme of a homecoming making them feel better. ...

• Word Count: 631
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Crying over / the crinkled velvet disaster originally / destined for a homecoming dance (10-13). ... The machine creating high notes / [shed] never reach (24-25). ... This poem begins with her consideration of killing a spider scurrying over [her] notes / but cannot (1-2). ... Thus Rypma creatively notes her hatred for weaving and the loom. ...

• Word Count: 2123
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The beginning chapter sets up the problems of the entire novel with great efficiency. It tells us what is going on at present with Obi's trial and backtracks to the past in order to reveal what kind of man Obi is: an educated man, a young man who is Nigerian but who has studied in England. Most sign...

• Word Count: 7844
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School