Overall, I have really enjoyed this class. The Harlem Renaissance is extremely significant and is still very important to our world today in the 21st Century. The Harlem Renaissance was an important time for the African Americans and has led to many contributions that have greatly impacted or influenced our life/culture today. Without the introduction of Jazz music by the African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance, we would not have the music we have today. Jazz music has greatly influenced the music since that time such as hip pop, rap, and rock and roll.
Also, the many contributions of literature by many people of the Harlem Renaissance such as Zora Neale Hurston as well as poets such as Claude McKay have been very prominent in our world today. Although some may feel different about the literature we have read in class as well as other readings, these poems, stories, and essays are very important to many people.
The Harlem Renaissance planted the seed for the fight for equality with the Civil Rights Movement. This gave the African Americans a sense of pride of their culture and a renewed vigor to fight for their rights.
The Harlem Renaissance is still very prominent in the 21st Century. Music and literature of today were greatly influenced by that of the Harlem Renaissance.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
better late then never i guess!
I really enjoyed reading Their Eyes were Watching God. It was a really good novel and a lot of the time I didn't want to put it down! It was interesting to see the growth of Janie throughout the novel.
In the beginning the men had complete control over her and she just took it. With her first two marriages being totally wrong for her, she grew and learned from them. She just wasn't satified with either situation and I don't blame her. She is very independent and didn't want to be treated as dirt or even a trophy wife; she's better than that.
I could not believe how her marriage with Tea Cake ended. It was interesting though because both the marriage with Tea Cake and Joe ended the same...in a way. Both of them became sick, slept in different rooms from each other, and both passed away in the end. What I did not get was WHY didn't Janie communicate with either of them, especially Tea Cake. He even asked her on page 183 why she wouldn't sleep in the same room. Even though he was sick and saying things he never would have said before, she should have said something. I was surprised to read that Janie had shot Tea Cake though!! I was not expecting that at all. But really, that just shows the amount of strength and her growth from the beginning.
Overall, I really enjoyed this novel by Zora Neale Hurston and I'm glad we ended the semester with this novel!
In the beginning the men had complete control over her and she just took it. With her first two marriages being totally wrong for her, she grew and learned from them. She just wasn't satified with either situation and I don't blame her. She is very independent and didn't want to be treated as dirt or even a trophy wife; she's better than that.
I could not believe how her marriage with Tea Cake ended. It was interesting though because both the marriage with Tea Cake and Joe ended the same...in a way. Both of them became sick, slept in different rooms from each other, and both passed away in the end. What I did not get was WHY didn't Janie communicate with either of them, especially Tea Cake. He even asked her on page 183 why she wouldn't sleep in the same room. Even though he was sick and saying things he never would have said before, she should have said something. I was surprised to read that Janie had shot Tea Cake though!! I was not expecting that at all. But really, that just shows the amount of strength and her growth from the beginning.
Overall, I really enjoyed this novel by Zora Neale Hurston and I'm glad we ended the semester with this novel!
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