langston hughes blues kyle mcdevitt, kyle nakamura, mike huwyler
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Langston Hughes Blues
Kyle McDevitt, Kyle Nakamura, Mike Huwyler
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Biography•Born in Joplin, Missouri on
February 1, 1902.
•He belonged to an abolitionist family
•Lived in Harlem, New York
•He loved Jazz
•He had to move a lot because his mother never found steady work
•Traveled the world
•Believed in equality
•Father neglected him
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How his life affected his poetry
• Was an African
American
• Belonged to an
abolitionist family
• Lived in Harlem
• Born in the South
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Themes and Motifs
• Oppression• Injustice
• Blacks and Whites• Prejudice
• Overcoming• Surviving
• Harlem Renaissance• Rebellion
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Literary Devices
• Rhythm
• Repetition
• Symbolism
• Metaphors
• Imagery
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Literary Criticism (Past)
• Portrayed unsophisticated lower-class life of African Americans
• Negative Racial Stereotypes
• Does not portray African Americans in a positive way
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Literary Criticism (Present)
• Spokesperson for the African American
People• Rhythmic
• Simple• Wrote for the (his)
people
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We Think
• Wrote for people to understand
• Portrayed African Americans as he knew them
• Wrote in a a simplistic manner
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We Don’t Think
• Portrayed African Americans in a negative way
• He used racial stereotypes in a way that portrays African
American’s as low-class
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Langston Hughes Affect on the World
• Langston Hughes was one of the most influential
writers of his time• He is one of if not the most widely known African American Authors to date• His writing influence
writers today