Nonfiction Reaction Paper ENG/125 February 8‚ 2012 Nonfiction Reaction Paper The nonfiction stories I have decided to write about are; “Who Will Light the Incense When Mother’s Gone?” by Andrew Lam and “Salvation” by Langston Hughes. Both of these stories are about a significant event in the authors lives in which they choose to write about. “Salvation” is a story about the author trying to find his way into the church and finally see the light or Jesus so his soul will be saved and his
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Langston Hughes uses the foils John and Delmar to illustreate this interpretation of masculinity. As a leader of the Harlem Renaissance‚ Hughes uses realistic characters and his own personal experience to show the inner beauty of every soul. On February 1‚ 1902‚ one of the most intriguing poets to take part in the Harlem Renaissance was born in Joplin‚ Missouri to Carrie Mercer Langston and to James Nathaniel Hughes. Hughes parents separated shortly after his birth. After moving to Lawrence‚ Kansas
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What becomes of deferred dreams: “Harlem” In “Harlem‚” by Langston Hughes‚ the speaker wants the reader to consider the dangers of postponing their dreams. Through similes of imagery‚ he emphasizes the importance to consider dreams to be as real as flesh and vital as food. “Harlem” is a free verse poem consisting of eleven lines‚ which are broken into four stanzas. In the first stanza‚ the speaker offers a question‚ “What happens to a dream deferred?” which has infinite many answers. In stanzas
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Additionally‚ in the story A Rose for Emily‚ Emily is also afraid of modernization because she is trying to escape death by holding onto her father’s dead body. She is afraid to move on in her life and decides to hide in her past. Lastly‚ in one of Langston Hughes poems called Mother to Son‚ he writes about how in the early 20th century African Americans were not equal to white people and then society began to modernize blacks to become equal. This led to segregation because the white people wanted to isolate
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Salvation In “Salvation‚” Langston Hughes says that adults shouldn’t pressure children with unrealistic expectations because it will backfire‚ using narration and description modes to prove his point. Hughes narrates an autobiographical story about being a twelve year old‚ African-American boy‚ who is told about being saved and joins the rest of the children of the congregation to “see and hear Jesus.” He faces an external conflict between with the congregation of the church and his Auntie
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reading the opening of Langston Hughes poem‚ I recognized that there was a lot going on. It can be first noticed that this is an assignment given to him by his English instructor at his college. There is evidence that Langston started his homework immediately. This fact suggests that the assignment not only motivated him to write‚ but it caused him to think. The result is a path of reflection and opinions‚ which leads to an eye-opener of truth that everyone is the same. Hughes begins talking about
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particular? How do they individually and collectively help characterize the speaker’s situation? Through the use of metaphor and allusion‚ Cullen allows the readers to put themselves in his shoes. Through his poetry‚ the reader is presented with the struggle and the underlying true message- the harshness and cruelty towards the African Americans- the reality of racism. 2. Does the speaker’s attitude toward God or our sense of that attitude shift or change over the course of the poem? If so‚ how
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I know this poem from “Dead Poets Society”‚ which you might love or hate. I‚ too‚ have a love/hate relationship with the movie‚ but my love side teaches it often because Peter Weir did so many great things with cameras and the symbolism is priceless. But‚ I suggest Wikipedia as the best source about Lindsay and this poem‚ which you can find here. The following is a bit about this poem and possible racism. “The Congo”‚ Lindsay’s best-known poem‚ became controversial both for its groundbreaking use
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Bop Neva Ends What is Bop? In “Bop” by Langston Hughes‚ the narrator describes Bop as Be-Bop‚ the opposite of Re-Bop. The general idea of Be-Bop is that it is current‚ makes sense‚ what the colored boys play and that it is authentic. This leads to Re-Bop having the definition of being white boys play‚ an imitation‚ and complete nonsense. In “Bop”‚ a character by the name of Simple is stating his own theory on the origin of Be-Bop music to an unnamed narrator. Simple uses his somewhat ethnocentric
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Barbara Brown October 24‚ 2013 Black Chicago Paper #2: Black Chicago Renaissance Reader by Darlene Clark Hine A Renaissance is a cultural movement‚ rebirth‚ and reinvention. The Black Chicago Renaissance began in the 1930’s where Chicago experienced a cultural renaissance that lasted into the 1950’s and was in comparison of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s. I don’t believe that the Harlem and Chicago Renaissance should be compared due to the fact that these were two places that were
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