Literary criteria provides an accessible way to understand and consider the quality of children's books. ... Based on the literary criteria, these books should be considered as "distinguished," as well as appeal to children. ... Spinelli presents major themes that carry depth and add dimension to the story. ... The book deals with major themes including, race, class, and gender. ... These themes connect to the characterization of Charlotte. ...

• Word Count: 1229
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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...

• Word Count: 1369
• Approx Pages: 5
• 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...

• Word Count: 1511
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

These two literatures do not share a common theme. In "My Old Man" the theme of the story is change. ... In "The Three Day Blow" the theme is making a mistake. ... I have chosen a literary criticism on "My Old Man" by Phillip Sipiora. ... He explains that the theme and tone are similar. ...

• Word Count: 726
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Tiffany Barrs English 102/076 April 22, 2002 Blood, "Sweat,"" and Tears: A Historical/Biographical Analysis of Hurston's "Sweat- The purpose of any literary work is to convey an idea or concept to its audience. ... The context of the piece, the period of time during which it was written, and the events that are reflected within it may have an enormous effect on the work, both in its style and in the ways through which the audience can interpret the author's literary aims. ... (p.254) Though the text itself is an intricate combination of gender conflicts and racial...

• Word Count: 963
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The literature they wrote ranged in subject, but race and racial identity was one of the common themes that many Harlem Renaissance authors wrote about. ... His poem "if we must die" was published in 1919 and was one of the very first poems initiating the tone, subject, and matter of the literary movement. ...

• Word Count: 407
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Even though he was the same exact person, people treated him differently.Literary Analysis: To covey his message against racism, John Howard Griffin uses theme as one literary concept. ... Another way the author conveys his message against racism is that he uses mood as another literary concept. ...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

During his years at Frederick Douglas Junior High School, Baldwin edited the school paper and belonged to a literary club. ... At 14, his literary career was challenged by a new vocation when he became a junior minister at a Harlem storefront church, drawing crowds bigger than his stepfather's. ... Notes of a Native Son marked the formal entry of Baldwin into the literary tradition of the personal essay. ... "All thought flows, all is grace, because Baldwin is writing solely from himself, from an inner necessity, which generates a variety of approaches and an affluence of themes and va...

• Word Count: 2618
• Approx Pages: 10
• 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
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

She was one of the first African American women to run for public office in the United States, one of the first founders of the NAACP, and a respected journalist. 2) One of the themes that Giddings mentioned was the relationship between sexism and racism. ... The theme of the chapter revolves around the unfair social norms of the time that plagued the lives of African-American slaves. ... This ties along with the main theme of chapter 1 and the first stanza of STILL I RISE. ... (This next paragraph strays away from your instructions, but it deals with the theme of this paragraph and it...

• Word Count: 4173
• Approx Pages: 17
• 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. ...

• Word Count: 1750
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The short story "Blood-Burning Moon", by Jean Toomer, is the final part in a three-part book called Cane. The story takes place in a rural southern setting during a time of strong segregation. In this town, a white man, Bob Stone, and an African-American, Tom Burwell, challenge each other for the lo...

• Word Count: 1343
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

- Simon & Garfunkel, The Boxer, 1970 Pudd'nhead Wilson & Those Extraordinary Sins Interpreting Mark Twain's work within our distinctly American cultural heritage has absorbed the careers of countless literary scholars. ... Oftentimes the best way to approach seemingly unmentionable themes was through the side door of comedy and satire - areas where Mark Twain had few, if any, equals. ...

• Word Count: 3141
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Kabnis, the final section of Cane replicates all of the themes found in parts one and two, however, it manages to achieve a sense of symbolic unity despite the fragmentation of the main character Ralph Kabnis. ...

• Word Count: 3347
• Approx Pages: 13