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Around 1967, Gwendolyn Brooks became more political in her writing. She wanted to show the experiences and mistreatment of black Americans. In “of De Witt Williams on his way to Lincoln Cemetery” Brooks describes the passing of a black boy. She described a very simple individual, who participated in quite average pastimes: “Drive him pastContinue reading “Gwendolyn Brooks”

Langston Hughes wrote, that a young black poet said, “I want to be a poet—not a Negro poet.” He continues, explaining that, “this is the mountain standing in the way of any true Negro art in America—this urge within the race toward whiteness, the desire to pour racial individuality into the mold of American standardization,Continue reading “Harlem Renaissance Representation”

Fredrick Douglass began explaining his experience under Mr. Covey. Mr. Covey showed him the hypocrisy of Christian slaveholders. This was Douglass’ first time working in a field so he makes many mistakes and is generally struggling. Mr. Covey provides many lashes in response, as he does to many of his slaves. This is what gaveContinue reading “Fredrick Douglass”

The Birthmark by: Nathaniel Hawthorne, was a short story with scientist, who left his studies and experiments behind to marry a beautiful woman. The scientist’s name was Aylmer, and the wife’s name was Georgiana. Georgiana is very beautiful and is close to perfect, but on her face there is a birthmark. Many believed it toContinue reading “The Birthmark”

In Nature, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, we are told that the way we view nature is wrong. We try to understand nature only through scientific theories or history that has been passed down to us. Instead we should directly immerse ourselves in nature, separate from old theories and create a new description of nature. EmersonContinue reading “Transparent Eyeball”