offensive?” Is it possible to declare assertion without being offensive? These are just a few questions which developed while reading the profile of Claude McKay in addition to a few of his publications‚ in particular‚ “To the White Fiends” and “If We Must Die”. According to history‚ even other prolific writers of the Harlem Renaissance such as Alain Locke and W.E.B. Du Bois believed McKay’s literary works to be outwardly aggressive and distasteful.
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poem is primarily about the racism Africans face in the world. Africans should not be treated as though they are inferior; they deserve respect and honor. No matter what others say‚ Africans are ready to fight for their rights. In this poem‚ ‘If We Must Die’‚ his use of imagery and word choice contributes to the overall theme of justice for minorities.At first glance‚ this poem may seem as though it will preach about seizing the day and achieving what you want in life. However‚ once the poem is read
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McKay’s "If We Must Die"‚ he was a Jamaican-American author who advocated black self-determination and believed that African-Americans should rely on themselves to become independent and free. He was born on September 15‚ 1889‚ and died on May 22‚ 1948. McKay’s poem presents a significant material in comparing and contrast a good impression of his belief. And also my point of view and my personal experiences on his poem’s "If We Must Die". Throughout the poem‚ he states frequently that blacks must willing
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The poem “ If We Must Die” by Claude McKay is a response to Red Summer of 1919. The Red Summer is a series of race riots that took place in over thirty cities in the United States. In the poem the speaker is insisting that he and his comrades are being attacked and they know that they are not going to make it out alive. Since the speaker and his allies know that their demise is definite‚ they want to die fighting with honor and like men. Mckay uses a variety of literary forms when writing this poem
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We are already introduced with the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People‚ which is an African-American civil rights organization started by Ida B. Wells‚ W.E.B Du Bois‚ and many others to end the civil rights struggle. However‚ according “The Negro Movement”‚ some African-American critics began to challenge NAACP’s approach to the civil rights struggle‚ which is portrayed on the poem “If We Must Die”. From the excerpt “Black Conflict Over World War I” till “James Holden
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at Tuskegee University and Kansas State College for 2 years. During this time‚ he experienced intense racism. This inspired him to write more poetry. Claude published his poems in 1917 and they appeared in magazines. His best known piece‚ “If we must die” spoke about retaliation for racial prejudice and abuse. He then left the United States to travel through Europe and came back in 1921 and involved himself in
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Would people die meaninglessly or die in honor? During the 1920s‚ the Harlem Renaissance‚ was created for African American to express themselves as free people. At that period of time‚ without showing any respect from the white‚ African American was still treated unequally. But they will want the whites to acknowledge them‚ so they express themselves by showing what they can do such as‚ music‚ film‚ and literature. Through the use of key phrases and metaphor‚ in the poem ¨If We Must Die” by Claude
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After studying “If we must Die” by Jamaican author Claude McKay and “Invictus”by William Ernest Henley then comparing them to Antigone‚(12c) it is effortless to decide which one is more related. “If we must Die” is more similar to Antigone seeing that they share the same views of dying an honorable death and making something of life and not just wasting it. Antigone and “If we must Die” are similar‚(12a) for they both have the main idea of dying an honorable death. In “If we must Die” McKay *relates
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American. We are now a century later and equal persecution for Caucasian individuals against African Americans is still not carried out to the fullest degree today. In Claude McKay’s poem ’’If We Must Die’’
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writing. Claude quickly learned that racism was a social norm and segregation was a none to be a part of life. The poem “If we must die” on page 1005 vol.1. “If we must die‚ let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot‚”. Was understood to be written towards the white man‚ to show the fact is‚ they are not fighting for survival; they already know they will die. This poem is a great example‚ showing how racism was a huge factor on how authors‚ artist‚ and musicians lived their
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