Thomas Hughes

Perhaps more so than other periods of prolific artistic change and growth, the era now understood in terms of the “New Negro” movement reveals a complexity of race relations, gender struggles and class divisions, particularly among African Americans than any other subsequent decade. In truth, the level of popularity of this period has fluctuated over time, and many of the writers, especially women, we now associate with the Harlem Renaissance were not recognised in mainstream literary circles…

The Soul of Black Folk written by W.E.B. Du Bois is a groundbreaking work in the African American literature. In addition, it is also a American classic. In this book Du Bois outlines that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem that lies with the color line.” His outlooks on life hidden behind the veil of race and also the idea of “double-consciousness, just the idea of looking at one’s self through the eyes of others.” Becoming touchstones to think about the idea of race in…

Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” Sylvia Plath faced many obstacles in her life, including the death of her mother, father troubles, an identity crisis and a failed marriage. Throughout Sylvia Plath’s work, she revealed this troublesome life, as well as her true emotions. Plath wrote “Daddy” before her final suicide attempt and really expressed her state of mind about people in her life during this time. Sylvia Plath’s life experiences and relationships combined with historical references impacted her…

“La raza! / Méjicano! / Español! / Latino! / Chicano! / Or whatever I call myself / I look the same / I feel the same / I cry / And / Sing the same. / I am the masses of my people and / I refuse to be absorbed. / I am Joaquín” (Gonzales, 1969). These powerful words were taken from Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales’s, poem “I am Joaquin”, which revolutionized the definition of “Chicano” in the late 1900’s. Although many are challenging the traditional definition of Chicano social identity as it was seen…

they were the original late modernists by bringing political and social issues into art without jettisoning aesthetic concerns or (always) veering into propaganda. Theorists of this movement, or more accurately moment, such as Alain Locke, Langston Hughes, and George Schuyler, present competing strategies for African-American artists to negotiate themselves and their works within American literature from a peripheral position. Overall, they show that African art plays an innovative role in the…

In the sonnet “If We Must Die,” Claude McKay uses the poetic speaker to discuss the issue racial discrimination and fights between whites and blacks in American. He tells us what it is like to be an African slave. The theme of the sonnet is the love of black nationalism. It is a stichic, an undivided poem. The poetic structure is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. There is a rhyme scheme to the poem, the last word in every other line rhyme with eachother. If we must die, let it not be like hogs Hunted and…

The movie The Breakfast Club may be just a film to some but to sociologists it can be looked at from interesting perspectives. Three main ones stand out specifically: Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism, and Conflict Theory. Functionalism looks at the different parts of society and how they all depend on each other to make a society work. Next is Symbolic Interactionism, which focuses on how symbols and words shape people into who they are and how they depending on their interpretation on…

“What happens to a dream deferred?”(Hughes, line 1). Hughes’ poem asks the question of what unknown ways a dream will decay. The title of the book A Raisin in the Sun was named after one of Hughes questions. He asks if a dream will dry up like a raisin in the sun. The book A Raisin in the Sun features many distinct characters with their own ideologies and ambitious dreams. These characters would be Walter Lee Younger, Beneatha Younger, and Ruth Younger. A raisin drying up in the sun describes…

Background Information Mr. Hughes Hughes is a Caucasian 22-year-old male. Mr. Hughes stated to have developed normally, and seemed to not show any delays. He had also mentioned to being the only child and was raised by both parents. Both of the parents were equally in his life before they had passed. However, Mr. Hughes has stated that his mother was notorious for letting him know that he is not necessarily safe because there is an abundance of germs and diseases out there. Mr. Hughes stated…

African American’s and immigrants. They were cussed at, swore at, beaten and were separated by race in public places. Langston Hughes was born on February 1 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. He grew up in a turbulent time of depression in America. The Ku Klux Klan had very many members during the 1910’s and 1920’s, which Langston was a teenager and young adult through. Mr. Hughes was an important writer and thinker of the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was the African American artistic…