In Toni Morrison's novel Song of Solomon, she explores several significant male identities by developing and metamorphisizing her male character aroubd the archetypal search for identity. ... That he distorted life, bent it, for the sake of gain was a measure of how much he had lost,"" (300). ... Another main character that experiences a significant search for identity is Milkman s friend Guitar. ... Toni Morrison provides a beautiful and well composed story filled with male characters that develop of fall behind for lack of something. No matter what the subject or character, if they are...

• Word Count: 1366
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Although there were several characters in the book, including the young narrator and her brother, the true main character is their father, Atticus Finch, a man of great integrity and intelligence. ... No measures can be taken for him to step aside, and there is absolutely no way that they can push past him. ... Finally, the last heroic trait of this character's: his will to teach others. ...

• Word Count: 1341
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

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 exaggerated in the past they too had to exaggerate their own features. ... The Coon presented an efficient and effective example of freedom given to the Black American and how they could not ever me...

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

Gaines had many goals for his writing and characters in his stories. His beliefs of characters were convincing that reached a peak. ... Gaines depicts the strength and dignity of his black characters in the face of numerous struggles. ... The characters" of Ernest Gaines is serene, considered, and unexcited. ... The characters must face an unfriendly world without guidance and must make crucial choices about their lives. ...

• Word Count: 1754
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

I tend to side with Martin Luther King, Jr. when he gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech: "I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." ... Just recently, two states have passes similar anti-preference measures. ... In 1998, Washington passed a similarly worded measure Initiative 200 that easily passed by a wide 58-42% margin. ...

• Word Count: 2072
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The movie Separate But Equal is a true story about the myth that one race is superior to another race simply because of skin color which is called racism. Today, racism is a problem that everyone must face no matter what race a person is. Many attempts have been made by the government to ease racial...

• Word Count: 1380
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• Grade Level: High School

Since Louisiana always has had a heavy Catholic flavor, its past is a good measure of Catholic response to slavery and racism (Campion)". ... The characters are thrown into the situation to deal with race the way it is dealt with in the real world when they are removed from their established high society settings. ... Mallard has heart problems which made me view her as a naturally weaker character at the beginning of the story. ...

• Word Count: 1578
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... The characters in this novel are rejected, ousted from society for many reasons. ... In the same manner, Pauline Breedlove's personal history is shown to have played out in extreme measure, in life of her daughter. ...

• Word Count: 2499
• Approx Pages: 10
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Despite the aspect of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn being a fiction, the characters from this novel realistically portray a true view of society's feelings about slavery. ... Covey gave me a savage kick in the side and told me to give up took up the hickory slat with which Hughes had been striking of a half-bushel measure and with it gave me a heavy blow upon the head, making a large wound, and the blood ran freely" (566). ...

• Word Count: 1876
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School