Starting from the late 1700’s until the mid 1900’s was a difficult time for the African American community. People were dying for no specific reason, there were no jobs’ and the life conditions were very harsh. The Analyzing of two different poems A Black Man Talks of Reaping by Arna Bontemps and A Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes helps us better understand the difficulties in Harlem during the 19th century. The comparison of the similarities and differences between both creates a solid and experienced idea for the reader to understand. The fact that in one poem the author ‘speaks’ and the other one the author ‘talks’ can prove different experiences that these authors have lived trough. Both poems use specific examples and comparisons to give a global image of Harlem in the 1900’s.…
In Conclusion, Mrs. Jones did something that truly helped Roger. Even though it was kidnapping she still did it for the better. And she helped him keep the status by giving him the money for the blue suede shoes, which were the reason for the whole attempt at robbing Mrs.…
Two works of African American women’s literature are Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God and, Maya Angelou’s, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Both stories give example to an oppressed character and the difficulties of their lives. Through description of character, language and their surroundings they tell that adventure. As well as these two works, “What to a Slave is the fourth of July,” also shares a special connection to the literary works. These connections include the story and poem similarity, Authors input, and how the speech ties all these points together into the single topic of racism.…
Prison was a common place for the pick pocketer George Appo. At the young age of three his father is convicted of murdering a woman and sent to Sing Sing after which his mother abandoned him. Appo learns to steal at a young age. He really had nothing else to turn to. New York in the nineteenth century was just the place for a pickpocket to make a living. There were plenty of crowds and people crowded into streetcars. Appo was tough, but his toughness extended to his being able to take punishment from other criminals or from legal authorities, not in physically harming his victims. He worked in the realm of crooks that thought themselves "good fellows". To us now a days good fellows are people who help out others, aren’t deceiving and just are well rounded people overall. In the 19th century the so-called “good fellows” worked carefully, with agility and slyness rather than muscle; they spent lavishly on themselves and their cronies, and they never squealed, even when wronged.…
Langston Hughes in these two poems demonstrates the racial discrimination that existed for so long in the United States in which African-Americans were regarded as inferior. “Red Silk Stockings” and “Dinner Guest: Me” both gives us an insight on two totally different situations yet each of them portrays the subordinate status that African-Americans suffered by the whites.…
The poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar is clearly stating that he wants to be free. This poem was published in 1895, and at this time conditions were horrible for African Americans. Dunbar felt trapped like the bird in the cage. There were not many educated African American men at this time, but Dunbar was an outstanding writer. This man wants to be free, and this theme is described through the explication of form, prosody, and symbolism.…
It is estimated that 1000 purses and wallets are stolen every two minutes. Most victims are likely to hand their wallet to the perpetrator and then run away crying, but “Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes describes a situation where a young man named Roger attempts to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’s pocketbook as she walks home from work, and Roger ends up getting more than he bargained for. In this story, Roger is portrayed as a frail teenager who is desperate for money, and Mrs. Jones is portrayed as a strong woman who knows what she’s doing. While differences between Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones are noticeable, the similarities are also quite salient.…
Langston Hughes, a well known American poet, was born and raised in mild poverty and faced many struggles during his childhood and early adulthood. Due to the circumstances surrounding his life, Hughes developed a strong emotional connection to anyone facing struggles, particularly youth growing up in poor areas of American cities, such as New York City's Harlem area. After realizing these connections, Hughes was able to successfully address the difficulties of life and the struggles of the people, through the piece "Harlem”. The use of a distinct voice, beginning with such a strong title, compels the audience to continue through the poem, where we are exposed to strong use of voice, tone, symbolism, word choice, and poetic structure.…
The author implies that Roger's home life isn't the best and he doesn't have a lot of money. Roger says, "There's nobody home at my house." in the story after Mrs. Jones asks him why he wasn't at home eating his supper. That helps the reader understand and relate to him and what he's going through. When he snatches Mrs. Jones pocketbook he tries to act like he didn't mean to do it but deep down, he feels guilty about it. He thinks that she's going to take him to jail. But to Roger's surprise, she is very helpful. Roger was very fortunate to have this situation end with him not at the police station. After Mrs. Jones is done fixing up Roger, he leaves struggling to say a small thank…
According to Grace (2014), in addition of a constant focus on the good of the patient and an understanding of the provider’s biases, a thoughtful exercise of knowledge, experience and skills are necessary for an ethical action.…
Forgiveness, charity and poverty are all a big part of this story. Mrs. Jones knows all about the three. This paradox is explored in Langston Hughes’ famous short story, “Thank You, Ma’am”, as he introduces that she is very forgiving, poor, but yet still gives charity. Mrs. Jones proves that no matter what is going on in your life, you call still be generous and help others. This story teaches readers that it is okay to forgive, and how to treat others no matter rich or poor.…
The American Dream is the statement that anyone can do absolutely anything they want, need, or see fit to better their lives. If someone feels they are unhappy with something about their lives, they have the opportunity (Something that is rare in this world) to do as they please to make what they want better.…
of Roger, a desperate teenager in need of guidance. He goes from being a would…
Whitman wrote, “I hear America singing.’’ The purpose of the poem was to tell the reader how the American dream was going when Whitman wrote this poem. Langston Hughes wrote,” Let America be America again.’’ The purpose of this poem was to tell the reader that not everyone could have lived the american dream. What i have gathered they can both agree on that they want america to get better. Since, “ I hear america singing,”and “Let America be America again” are similar and different. I can compare and contrast.…
The term “Philosophy” is derived from two Greek words, Philia meaning “to love” or “to befriend” and, Sophia meaning “wisdom.” Thus, philosophy, means “the love of wisdom”. It was coined by Pythagoras, one of the sages of ancient Greece, born about the year 584 B.C. Philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which they live, and their relationships to the world and to each other. As an academic discipline philosophy is much the same. Those who study philosophy are perpetually engaged in asking, answering, and arguing for their answers to life’s most basic questions. To make such a pursuit more systematic academic philosophy is traditionally divided into major areas of study.…