The Renaissance was mostly a literary movement where African Americans were encouraged to celebrate their heritage,a heritage marked by struggle and perseverance, and to reveal the truth about the everyday black person.For many the Harlem Renaissance was considered to be the high point in African American writing. ... There was no common literary style defined in the writings of the Harlem Renaissance. ... Some common themes did exist however, such as an interest in the roots of the African American experience in Africa and in the South, and a strong sense of racial pride and a desire for soci...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Cullen encouraged Baldwin to participate in the school's literary club, which he was the advisor of Baldwin was enchanted by Cullen's warmth (Smith 236). ... When his stepfather dies in 1943, Baldwin moved to Greenwich Village to pursue his literary dreams. ... In addition, the article "Balwin's Sissy Heroics," Marlon B Ross explores the themes of sexual orientation and black queer identity in the nonfiction of author James Baldwin. ... In the short story, the author uses the images of light and darkness to illustrate the theme of man's painful quest for an identi...

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As important as these literary outlets were, however, the Renaissance relied heavily on white publishing houses and white-owned magazines. ... The two literary works are alike in the sense that they both give advice to young people. ... The literary elements in "Thank You M' am- are characterization, direct characterization and indirect characterization. ... "Thank You M' am- is clear about its meaning and uses dialog to explain the theme and meaning of the work. ... Rampersad, Arnold, The Life of Langston Hughes, Oxford University Press, Volume 1, 1902-1941 In conclusion, I fou...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Another theme that is introduced in this novel is the response to discrimination, or in Bigger's case, rage. ... From reading this work I learned how author's use their literary works to express themselves. Every story told, every novel ever written, every plot created, always had an idea behind it, a theme, an opinion. ... Wright worked within the literary tradition known as naturalism. ...

• Word Count: 2344
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• Grade Level: High School

The Color Purple by Alice Walker is a book about a young girl named Celie whose character undergoes a huge transformation in attitude from a passive and quite girl to a strong and courageously confident woman (Color 1). Alice Walker is an incredible woman who uses her writings to portray the ha...

• Word Count: 2261
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• Grade Level: High School

That is the American reality, and it is only through reading the experience of authors without privilege, whether they be women, of color, women of color, et cetera, during the early 20th century, as realism and naturalism began as a literary movement, that this reality, that their experience, began, that they slowly began being heard. ... In "Theme for English B," there is almost an echo of Du Bois as he recollects that since he isn't white, he isn't like his other classmates, "So will my page be colored that I write? ...

• Word Count: 1421
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• Has Bibliography
• 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. ... Because of his race, and because of this woman - he is led out of security and familiarity, recurring theme throughout his life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

One of the great factors in the quick rise of the Harlem Renaissance was the literary movement with the contribution of writers such as Langston Hughes. ... (Hughes 588) These are lines from Langston Hughes' popular poem, Theme for English B, published in 1951. ...

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School