Claude McKay

The Harlem Renaissance: Langston Hughes and Claude McKay The Harlem Renaissance exposed some of the most passionate, intellectual literature written. Langston Hughes poem “Harlem” and Claude McKay poem “If we must die” contributes to this Renaissance movement. These two authors approach to action are different but share a common theme; hope. They are very talented writers that gave a voice to their community and are prime examples of Harlem Renaissance authors. One author shows it by visualizing…

reasons such as the “American Dream”. Nevertheless, to begin a new life journey in a new country it is not easy to accomplish especially for immigrants who must overcome many difficulties in order to succeed in America. The poem “America” written by Claude McKay, expresses his feelings on personal perceptive as a black African American living in America during the Harlem Renaissance period, about his experience in America is bitter sweet. In addition, the article “The Lesson” by Toni Cade…

Claude Mckay uses various literary devices in his poem “The Negro’s Tragedy” to show the evils of racism in the world. He shows the similarities of the racism he experiences in his life, to the horrors of slavery in the past. The theme of religion is also seen throughout his poem, and exemplifies the evils of racism. McKay also explores the irony of politics in the early twentieth century, and their seeming lack of effort towards serious issues within their country. Throughout the poem, McKay…

Nancy Paul Eng. 200 Calley Hornbuckle, PhD October 21, 2017 Part I (Summary Sentence) “Analysis of a poem in terms of themes and rhetorical strategies” was written by an unknown author, agues the Claude McKay poem "If We Must Die", portrays the conflicts between blacks and whites in America and addresses the oppression and strong hate for blacks during the 20th Century, but through strength and the persistence that racism was more of a hindrance toward the goal of equal rights. Part II…

African American writers that the main struggle is with equality. Common themes within these works are brutality, segregation, and violence. These works are outlets for these writers to voice their concerns about these topics. If We Must Die by Claude McKay is essentially a call to arms for marginalized African Americans. This work highlights the problems that were going on during the race wars of this time period. Essentially, this work is basically saying that African Americans were persecuted…

social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry. Claude McKay was a Jamaican writer and poet, he moved to Harlem, and is a literary voice for social justice of African Americans. Langston Hughes and Claude Mckay both write about important values of the Harlem Renaissance such as equality, empowerment, racism, and disappointment. “Theme For English B” is about him writing an…

societies. In the 1919 poem, “If We Must Die,” author Claude McKay displays the significant social gap between blacks and whites. McKay does this by comparing man and they way they fight with animals as well as using separate pronouns for blacks and whites throughout the poem. Claude McKay demonstrates the distinct social gap between blacks and whites by comparing both them and their societal roles to animals. In the opening lines of the poem, McKay sets up the comparison of humans to animals.…

racism and one of the ways the African American people spoke their anger, sorrow, and disappointment to the rest of the country was through poetry. Langston Hughes and Claude McKay were two famous Harlem Renaissance poets. Both expressing equality and other similar qualities. “Harlem” by Langston Hughes and “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay both have their unique and differences on the accounts of death by using metaphors, similes, and imagery. In the poem, “Harlem” Hughes ponders what happens to…

In “The Harlem Dancer,” Claude McKay describes a woman who is performing to a crowd of youths through the eyes of an audience member. The narrator seems to be explaining everything that has to do with her body and appearance, rather than what she is actually thinking. He later realizes that she is unhappy while performing, though it is still unknown as to what the dancer is thinking. The use of tone and diction reveals that she is actually distancing herself from her reality due the traumatic…

“The Lynching” by Claude McKay is a poem written in 1922 describing the cruel murder of a black man by a white mob and the aftermath of the event. McKay uses visual imagery, irony, dark diction and an incoherent rhyme scheme to emphasize his emotions when writing of dark, uncompassionate cruelty, disturbing murder and how racism is a continuous, inevitable cycle. When using visual imagery to describe setting and integrating pathetic fallacy and irony, McKay emphasizes the cruelty of murder and…