"The dugout, four paddling savages, and the lone white man turning his back suddenly on the headquarters, on relief, on thoughts of home - perhaps; setting his face towards the depths of the wilderness, towards his empty and desolate station." ... "I tried to break the spell - the heavy, mute spell of the wilderness - that seemed to draw him to its pitiless breast by the awakening of forgotten and brutal instincts, by the memory of gratified and monstrous passions." ... He pays no heed to their customs and beliefs, only setting out to inflict on them his own. ...

• Word Count: 2335
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Most writers spent at least some time in Harlem, others like Langston Hughes or Claude McKay, described the New York ghetto life in their short stories; it simply provided a various number of setting for their stories. ...

• Word Count: 4309
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School