Historical information about the Setting: Coming from a small town in the American South, the narrator moves to a Negros College after receiving a scholarship. After being expelled though, the narrator moves to the main city, Harlem in New York City. At the time, it was the major center of where African-American culture thrived and influenced many. The contrast between the North and South shown through the awe from the narrator showed the new sense of hope for the Black community. Harlem was a place where the African-American society owned up to a new and improved status or identity in society. Although Harlem was a place of prospect and prosperity for the black community, prejudice still lurked in the corners. With this ambiguous racial freedom
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The author also uses syntax and diction hand in hand to set the mood. When the narrator us deep in introspection, the sentences become longer and more flowing with dabbles of rhetorical questions whereas when an action scene is taking place, the sentences become simpler and shorter with added dialogue to usher the pace forward. The author also heavily uses symbolism as well. He makes use of colors, events, items, to represent bigger themes and …show more content…
He is a black man who struggles to understand himself and the world around him. Racism is an obstacle he is constantly facing and has to overcome to find his true identity. He doesn’t only represent the blacks but also all the minorities in society that were oppressed, taken advantage of, or judged wrongly. Although he is unbelievable naïve, he is also very thoughtful and intelligent and that helps him understand and feel such deep emotions as he does throughout the novel.
Grandfather plays a big role in the narrator’s life by giving him a curse with his dying breaths. The gradfather was viewed as a weak, socially responsible msn that gave white people what they wanted; in a sense, he was considered a traitor to those of the African-American background. What the narrator realizes is that his grandfather’s words ended up being true because agreeing to white people gives them
The author also uses syntax and diction hand in hand to set the mood. When the narrator us deep in introspection, the sentences become longer and more flowing with dabbles of rhetorical questions whereas when an action scene is taking place, the sentences become simpler and shorter with added dialogue to usher the pace forward. The author also heavily uses symbolism as well. He makes use of colors, events, items, to represent bigger themes and …show more content…
He is a black man who struggles to understand himself and the world around him. Racism is an obstacle he is constantly facing and has to overcome to find his true identity. He doesn’t only represent the blacks but also all the minorities in society that were oppressed, taken advantage of, or judged wrongly. Although he is unbelievable naïve, he is also very thoughtful and intelligent and that helps him understand and feel such deep emotions as he does throughout the novel.
Grandfather plays a big role in the narrator’s life by giving him a curse with his dying breaths. The gradfather was viewed as a weak, socially responsible msn that gave white people what they wanted; in a sense, he was considered a traitor to those of the African-American background. What the narrator realizes is that his grandfather’s words ended up being true because agreeing to white people gives them