Papers On African-American Literature
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Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the work, focusing on thematic elements. Style is also discussed. Support is provided form critical reviews on the work. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Harriet Jacobs/Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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A 5 page essay that examines Jacobs' slave narrative as it relates to gender and race in the nineteenth century. The writer argues that Jacobs has to not only balance her presentation of herself and her actions against the backdrop of slavery, but also in regards to the ways in which a "true woman" was expected to act during that era. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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History and Richard Wright’s “Black Boy”
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A 3 page paper which examines some of
the key historical points made within Richard Wright’s novel “Black Boy.” No additional
sources cited.
Filename: RAwrght1.rtf
History Comes Alive in Morrison's "Beloved"
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A four page paper looking at Toni Morrison's brilliant novel on the enduring legacy of slavery. The paper uses Morrison's novel to show that the psychological trauma of slavery endured long after the slaves were actually freed. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Hope Springs Eternal in Raisin in the Sun
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A 10-page research paper on Lorraine Hansberry’s watershed 1959 play. Included are a synopsis, the thesis, and an analysis of the characters’ actions. Lists 1 source.
Filename: khhans.rtf
How the Harlem Renaissance Was Reflected in Toni Morrison's "Jazz"
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An 8 page paper which examines the famous Harlem Renaissance artistic movement, which lasted from approximately 1920 to 1940, and how "Jazz"
represents this historical period by considering the commentary Toni Morrison is making about this history, and how her representation shapes the contemporary view of the Harlem Renaissance. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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How the Irish Renaissance Influenced the Harlem Renaissance
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of both movements but suggests that the Irish Renaissance had a significant influence on the Harlem Renaissance which came a bit later. Difference and similarities are noted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA147Ren.rtf
Hughes & West/Visions of Black Male Identity
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A 5 page essay that analyses Langston Hughes' "Who's passing for who?" and Dorothy West's "The Typewriter." In these works, the reader encounters narratives that deal with how African American men in the first half of the twentieth century searched for identity and a respected place in a society that was intent in relegating them to servitude and second-class status. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khhugwes.rtf
Hughes And Cullen: Poets Of Harlem
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Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen
were contemporaries during a time that has come to be known as the
'Harlem Renaissance'. This 8 page paper asserts that both were
influential poets from the same era; however, the differences between
them went further than their poetic voice or style, it was ultimately
the difference in the manner they chose to view themselves as black men.
Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KThugcul.wps
Hurston & Glasgow on Strong Women
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A 6 page essay that contrasts and compares Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and Ellen Glasgow's Barrow Ground. The writer argues that the protagonists in these books each have the strength of character to carve out the basis for her life strictly on her own terms, but that the two women differ, primarily, is in their orientation to their own sexuality. No additional sources cited.
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