Slavery and the American Experience More than any other history of race relations in America, the struggle between white and black Americans is by the far the most complex and long standing. ... Closely related to the Mammy was the character of the Sambo. ... He paved the way for the Jim Crow character first introduced by T.D. ... The Coon was a comical character that seemed to be able to do no right. ... Previously most of the characters of the Coon and Jim Crow were played by white men in black face in addition the up and coming black entertainers found that as the characters had been...

• Word Count: 1938
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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

Those people that make generalizations might tell us that a piece of fiction must have one or more characters with whom the reader can relate to. ... In this story, the way the characters are portrayed, to some extent, tends to relate to the existing characters in the reality in which I live in. ... Julian is a character in the story that is being demonstrated in such a way. ... However, Julian and his mother have a very complex relationship. ... It is one that the characters must accept, difficult as those revelations are for them to face. ...

• Word Count: 1330
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

His character, Nola, is on the surface a modernized jezebel. ... What Lee does with the movie's outlying characters is what presents a deeper message in the story. ... Yet every other character in the movie has something negative to say about her and her sex life. ... Many people had issues with Nola's character. ... She has the potential to be a cool, complex character but winds up mainly being defined by her sexuality. ...

• Word Count: 1928
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography

The ways that their lives are brought together, and how they are able to live as a couple weave together as a complex tale about racial heritage, self-acceptance, and prejudice. ... All throughout the book, every character is faced with conflicts based on biases. ... The story flows very well, with strong plot setting and characters. ... These characters are strong, well developed, and multi-dimensional. ... Specifically, the character of Jadine personifies many important and conflicting ideas. ...

• Word Count: 1878
• Approx Pages: 8

When reading the novel, you meet and interact with many of the characters. Pecola Breedlove, the main character who suffers significantly in the society she's placed in. ... And many other characters who made this novel what it was. ... To do so, Morrison has chosen Pecola as her thematic representative; but in other seemingly unrelated episodes and scenes about various members of the community, she reminds the reader that the individual, the personal story, reveals but on product of a larger, more complex, more diffused social and historical schema. ... The characters in this novel are r...

• Word Count: 2499
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography

Lena is the most religious and maternal character in the play. ... Hansberry uses Lena's character to tell the importance of family. ... Jazz has a complex history because it has African, European, and even Caribbean roots. ...

• Word Count: 1609
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

While the Victorian concept of "true womanhood" defined white women as possessing unquestionable moral character, African American women were defined as immoral and sinful. ... Throughout the 20th century, the cross section of both creators and audiences of popular images have changed and the business of commercial imagery itself has become a more sophisticated craft to the extent that contemporary stereotypes of African-American women can be broader and more complex (although no more real) than their 19th century counterparts. ...

• Word Count: 1267
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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." ...

• Word Count: 1557
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

According to Bloom, her writing style can range from complex symbolical ideas to easy to understand and direct concepts (33). ... In the poem, Angelou utilizes scenes and conversations, which outline the different emotions of her characters. ...

• Word Count: 1524
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Racism has changed and is now more complex yet less accepted. ... " In the hit television show "Grey's Anatomy", the main black character has light skin and blue eyes, which gives the audience the perception that being light skin African American is more appealing than a dark skinned African American. ...

• Word Count: 1845
• Approx Pages: 7

This paper argues that Mama made the right decision in, "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker. When Mama gave the quilts to Maggie and did not let Dee take them away to hang them on her wall like in a museum to show off her perceived roots, to showcase her heritage. Walker's short story raises question...

• Word Count: 1911
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Abstract this paper will explore the histories of both Native American and African American cultures and their interactions with the dominant white population in America. Influential historical events for each minority group will be highlighted along with the efforts of each group to try and attain ...

• Word Count: 2111
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate