It rested on a support system of black patrons, black-owned businesses and publications. It was successful in establishing black identity as an integral part of American history. It influenced future generations of black writers, but it was largely ignored by the literary establishment after it waned in the 1930s. With the advent of the civil rights movement, it again acquired wider recognition. The symbolism and actual effects of the event served as a big inspiration for blacks in future struggles for their rights, like the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s (Hutchinson, George.
The second book is A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn who presents multiple views of the war. The final novel is Jubilee by Margaret Walker. She tells a story of a black slave and her life story. Each of these books presents important views and stories to help one to understand the true effects of the civil war. Alan Brinkley is the author of the text book American history.
In most of her works, O’Connor describes the scenery and lifestyle of the Deep South and her characters speak with a southern dialect, reflecting her background. “She possessed a keen ear for southern dialect and a fine sense of irony and comic timing; with the combination of these skills, she produced some of the finest comedy in American literature”(Gordon). Even though she spent the last years of her life battling Lupus, O’Connor did not let the limitations of her disease stop her writing. Characterization is a process that authors use to help craft their characters and create rich images of them for
And then there is my favorite character in the book, Lizzie. Lizzie can leave her body; she is coming to terms with her new found psychic ability and finds something in herself to give. She holds Jake and Joaquin together and becomes their anchor as they battle with illness and death. The river is also a large character in this book. It is the river in El Paso that separates Mexico from Texas.
STILL I RISE BY MAYA ANGELOU- She is speaking to her audience of oppressors about how she has overcome racism, criticism, sexism, and personal obstacles in her life with pride and grace. this poem is also historically rooted with the mentions of slavery. HARRIET TUBMAN BY ELOISE GREENFIELD. LANGSTON HUGHES- MY PEOPLE, I TOO SING AMERICA.- this poem describes the pain felt by an african in a world dominated by the whites. lansgton expresses the agony with a hope that tomorrow will definitely bring a change( whites will treat blacks with equality in all the aspects of life) AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATED AND ALSO THE WORLD.
However, Wheatley and Antin have always stood among these communities as strong propagators of assimilation to American community. It is why both of them have been ionized as role models of assimilative women writers in American literature. Though the very socio cultural backgrounds of Phillis Wheatley and Mary Antin seem to be quite different, for Phillis Wheatley was brought up as a black slave
An American Author: Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston’s brought her culture to main stream America through her writing about her life and her African American culture. As a child she went through many things with her mother dying, her father beating her and treating her terrible, and being passed around her family from house to house. Some way some how she managed to make it through it all. Zora played a major part in the Harlem Renaissance and was an excellent novelist. That is why she has become a wonderful writer of today’s literature.
Transcendentalism helped Americans to identify themselves by writing literatures that did not follow the footsteps of British and had their own interest, which increased nationalism in the nation. Abolitionism let Americans know that slavery was a big gap between the south and the north, which letting they know the differences among them. Lastly, feminist movements allowed Americans to learn about the fact that America is a free country where everyone is
Nicole Lee English 1302 Dr. Williams April 13, 2012 Annotated Bibliography Chopin, Kate. “The Storm” Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing 11th Edition X.J Kennedy Dana Gioia 2010,2007 &2005. American author Kate Chopin (1850–1904) wrote two published novels and about a hundred short stories in the 1890s. Most of her fiction is set in Louisiana and most of her best-known work focuses on the lives of sensitive, intelligent women .Kate Chopin used her great writing abilities to help the readers understand and empathize with the characters in her stories. While reading this story I could truly relate to the characters.
Harlem Renaissance Shyanna Fanning Humanities 112 Professor Pistone November 23, 2014 During the 1920’s, many African Americans migrated from the economically depressed South to the Industrial North to start a new life. With the large amount of migration occurring, African Americans now had the freedom to express their culture through art, music, poetry and literature. This movement is now known as the Harlem Renaissance. Two influential poets during the Harlem Renaissance were Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. These two African American poets helped inspire other African America individuals to express their culture during the Harlem Renaissance.