Author Jean Toomer who is considered one of the Great American authors, wrote during the Harlem Renaissance period. Particularly, in his work titled Cane, written in 1923 we can see evidence of the characteristics, themes and style identified with the Harlem Renaissance movement which was an extant in American letters between 1914 and the mid-1930’s. As a representative of such a movement, Jean Toomer then remains one of the most identifiable and iconic writers of his time.
Toomer was an African American born in December 26, 1894, in Washington. The fact that he was of color made him attend segregated black schools. Jean’s father, Nathan Toomer was a very wealthy farmer with enough money to invest in properties. Jean kept attending segregated schools and ended up graduating M Street School, which was …show more content…
As Toomer began his educational run, he attended a total of six schools; 3 colleges and 3 universities. He attended the University of Wisconsin, the Massachusetts College of Agriculture, the American College of Physical Training in Chicago, the University of Chicago, New York University, and the City College of New York. After Toomer graduated from college, he returned to Washington, DC to gradually work in his short stories and writings. In his early life, he had different jobs in which he got inspiration to write many aspiring stories in and after the World War 1 period. In 1919, he worked in a shipyard, then just years after, he made his way up into the middle-class life as a resisting victim of racial classifications. All his short stories and poems led into his longest and greatest writing of his lifetime; Cane. Waldo Frank became Jean Toomer’s editor and mentor on the basis of his novel Cane. Jean Toomer married Margery Latimer in 1931 but then divorced and just 3 years later
Toomer was an African American born in December 26, 1894, in Washington. The fact that he was of color made him attend segregated black schools. Jean’s father, Nathan Toomer was a very wealthy farmer with enough money to invest in properties. Jean kept attending segregated schools and ended up graduating M Street School, which was …show more content…
As Toomer began his educational run, he attended a total of six schools; 3 colleges and 3 universities. He attended the University of Wisconsin, the Massachusetts College of Agriculture, the American College of Physical Training in Chicago, the University of Chicago, New York University, and the City College of New York. After Toomer graduated from college, he returned to Washington, DC to gradually work in his short stories and writings. In his early life, he had different jobs in which he got inspiration to write many aspiring stories in and after the World War 1 period. In 1919, he worked in a shipyard, then just years after, he made his way up into the middle-class life as a resisting victim of racial classifications. All his short stories and poems led into his longest and greatest writing of his lifetime; Cane. Waldo Frank became Jean Toomer’s editor and mentor on the basis of his novel Cane. Jean Toomer married Margery Latimer in 1931 but then divorced and just 3 years later