Nicholas Hughes

them just as quickly as you had closed them. In a milli-second many things can occur, and in an entire second thousands of things can take place. This is what was occurring to many African Americans in the nine teen hundreds including poet Langston Hughes. From being captured/taken from their homeland, to harsh back breaking slavery, to freedom, and then civil rights. Focusing on American History, the United States has gone through numerous ups and downs since it was founded by the ‘fathers’.…

the word to create the shape of a river. Langston Hughes decision to create “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” as a concrete poem emphasizes the symbolical meaning of the river. Hughes states, “I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of/ human blood in human veins” (Lauter, 2084). The quote compares the river to the “ancient world” providing insight into the belief of the river representing the history of the African Americans. Hughes commenced the poem with “I’ve known rivers”,…

of everyone having the chance to achieve a better life should exist for all. Hansberry created her title using a line from Langston Hughes’ poem “ A Dream Deferred”, The original poem was written in the 1951 about Harlem. Hughes line from the poem claimed that when dreams are deferred its like a raisin in the sun. This meant that they disappeared or vanished. Hughes poem further suggested that when…

Melanin is Meaningless Before the civil rights movement people of color were treated completely the opposite of how caucasian people were acted towards. In the poem titled, America, by Claude McKay written in 1919 provides an insight into how an Jamaican-American is not equally treated in America through personal experiences. During the time this poem was written the Harlem Renaissance was taking place and through this event many people of color united together to express themselves through…

to college and become a writer, which he accomplished. However, Hughes also became an advocate for black lives traveling the world, and gaining new influences. Hughes work’s topic varied from everyday struggles, slavery, to major black historic events. Langston Hughes, an instrumental figure in the Harlem Renaissance, gave other races and cultures a glance in the average African-American life and struggles. John Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. Shortly…

The Harlem Renaissance, the period in which Passing takes place, was an era of great social and artistic development for African Americans. As a result of this, themes of cultural and social issues such as race and identity are frequently explored. However, the complex relationship between Irene and Clare makes sexual desire and jealousy the central theme in Larsen’s narrative. Irene and Clare are both extremely light skinned African-American, which allows them both to pass as white. While…

lklore In The Play A Raisin The Sun Folklore is the use of traditions in story telling that are inclusive of the beliefs, the customs and the culture of a people that are passed from one generation to the other. Folklores forms an integral part of the culture that assist transmit information through the word of mouth. There is the use of the folklore in the black vernacular used in the throughout the play to broach important issues and also conflicts such as the poverty, discrimination and also…

Me: Hello and welcome to poetry examination plus on iRadio, during todays podcast I will be analyzing the poem ‘The Little Black Boy by William Blake’ with the help of poetry expert Garth Dee. While analyzing the poem we will address areas such as how the William Blake has represented his values attitudes and perspectives, how he has used language, which engages and influences his readers; We will also talk about how the poem has impacted and influenced teenage readers. Hi Garth welcome to the…

Once again, Salinger wasn’t oblivious to the meanings behind each character’s name. In fact, symbolism plays a part in the character Sybil Carpenter. “Sybil, bright with innocence but already tarnishing, symbolizes for Seymour the human condition: like the sibyls of old, she is the unconscious oracle through whom the prophecy is revealed, the instrument of truth” (Lane). A sibyl is defined as “a woman in ancient times supposed to utter the oracles and prophecies of a god” (“sibyl”). It is…

Blood Wedding was written by Federico Garcia Lorca in 1932 and was first performed in 1933. Blood wedding was inspired by a story Lorca heard that came from Almería. There a bride ran away with her cousin. Her cousin was then murdered by the bridegroom’s brother. Given this inspiration Lorca went on to write a play that continues to be popular to this day. The play is full of various themes, themes that everyday people can connect to. It also contains climactic scenes like majority of good plays…