Racial Identity In The 1920s
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Elnora Zhao Christina Davis American Literature Jan 31, 2017
The Mix-Raced Identity
In 1920s, the social status of African American was not improved in essence, which caused the Harlem Renaissance and appearance of many African American artists to express their own cul- ture. During that time, though slavery had been abolished, people just pretended to respect the African Americans but actually some differences still existed in their minds. More seriously, the offsprings of the white and the black, which was called mulattoes, fell into a dilemma. They could not certificate the origin of their families and their own whole life is not happy. The social situation of the mixed race should be improved.
Because of the white’s discriminations, …show more content…
Neither the black community nor her white relatives are able to provide the sympathy she needs in order to build a bonding with them, yet she is neither capable of ac- cepting her reality and dare to define her identity as belonging to one group or the other. ” (Gal- lego) Crane always failed to have the same feeling with people around her. People who does not like Crane condemned her. And even people who like her just felt sorry for her. The reason is that they do not have the same social position. Due to the prejudice, Crane could not open her heart with anyone. The mix-raced group may always have the similar feeling with her. Their identity make them born with loneliness and …show more content…
At the beginning, Crane was a teacher but the students and teachers all despised her behind her back. The students had a certain kind of sense of privilege and never really listen to what Crane taught them. Crane loved to dress well but other teachers scorned it because of her identity as mix raced. She plucked up courage to leave the school and could not find a job for a long time. But even she had went to many places, Crane did not receive the things she wanted. Actually she had found out what the problem is, as she thought that “Al- ways she had considered lack of understanding on the part of the com munity, but her present new revolt she realized that the fault had been partly hers. A lack of acquiescence. She hadn't re- ally wanted to be made over. This thought bred sense of shame, a feeling of ironical disillusion. Evidently there were parts of her she couldn't be proud of.” (Larsen 1727) If Crane could be stronger to fight against the prejudice around herself instead of escaping, she might be more easi- ly to have a satisfied life. As another well-known African American artist in Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston said that “Someone is always at my elbow reminding me that I am the granddaughter of slaves. It fails to register depression with me. Slavery is sixty years in the past. The operation was successful and the patient is doing
Elnora Zhao Christina Davis American Literature Jan 31, 2017
The Mix-Raced Identity
In 1920s, the social status of African American was not improved in essence, which caused the Harlem Renaissance and appearance of many African American artists to express their own cul- ture. During that time, though slavery had been abolished, people just pretended to respect the African Americans but actually some differences still existed in their minds. More seriously, the offsprings of the white and the black, which was called mulattoes, fell into a dilemma. They could not certificate the origin of their families and their own whole life is not happy. The social situation of the mixed race should be improved.
Because of the white’s discriminations, …show more content…
Neither the black community nor her white relatives are able to provide the sympathy she needs in order to build a bonding with them, yet she is neither capable of ac- cepting her reality and dare to define her identity as belonging to one group or the other. ” (Gal- lego) Crane always failed to have the same feeling with people around her. People who does not like Crane condemned her. And even people who like her just felt sorry for her. The reason is that they do not have the same social position. Due to the prejudice, Crane could not open her heart with anyone. The mix-raced group may always have the similar feeling with her. Their identity make them born with loneliness and …show more content…
At the beginning, Crane was a teacher but the students and teachers all despised her behind her back. The students had a certain kind of sense of privilege and never really listen to what Crane taught them. Crane loved to dress well but other teachers scorned it because of her identity as mix raced. She plucked up courage to leave the school and could not find a job for a long time. But even she had went to many places, Crane did not receive the things she wanted. Actually she had found out what the problem is, as she thought that “Al- ways she had considered lack of understanding on the part of the com munity, but her present new revolt she realized that the fault had been partly hers. A lack of acquiescence. She hadn't re- ally wanted to be made over. This thought bred sense of shame, a feeling of ironical disillusion. Evidently there were parts of her she couldn't be proud of.” (Larsen 1727) If Crane could be stronger to fight against the prejudice around herself instead of escaping, she might be more easi- ly to have a satisfied life. As another well-known African American artist in Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston said that “Someone is always at my elbow reminding me that I am the granddaughter of slaves. It fails to register depression with me. Slavery is sixty years in the past. The operation was successful and the patient is doing