Context
The significant event that was happening during the time "Mine Eyes Have Seen" was written.
What is World War I?
The author of "Mine Eyes Have Seen"
Who is Alice Dunbar-Nelson?
How Mine Eyes Have Seen explores the theme of family loyalty.
What is through the characters’ discussions about duty to family versus duty to country?
A literary technique that uses humor or irony to criticize foolishness or vice.
What is satire?
What Lucy says to encourage Chris but also expressing her fear of losing him.
What is "we can manage without you, Chris?"
Two social issues faced by Black Americans during the early 20th century.
What are racial discrimination, limited voting rights, and economic discrimination?
Two roles held by Alice Dunbar-Nelson besides being a playwright.
What are journalist and activist?
How the theme of sacrifice manifest in Mine Eyes Have Seen.
What is characters weighing their personal safety against their obligations to their community and country?
The way satire is employed in Fitzgerald’s Porcelain and Pink.
What is mocking social conventions and the obsession with proper behavior?
The characters in Mine Eyes Have Seen.
Who are Dan, Chris, Lucy, Mrs. O'Neill, Jake, Julia, Cornelia and Bill Harvey.
The play Mine Eyes Have Seen reflects this contradiction faced by Black soldiers during wartime.
What is the struggle between fighting for a country that discriminates against them while seeking equality?
The year Mine Eyes Have Seen was published.
What is 1918?
The significant social change that women experienced during the 1920s.
What is gaining the right to vote and entering the workforce in greater numbers?
An example of a satirical element between sisters in Porcelain and Pink.
What is the casual attitude of Julie in contrast to Lois's strict adherence to social norms?
The relationship between Julie and Lois in Porcelain and Pink.
What is a sisterly relationship that is playful yet strained by their differing perspectives on life and social expectations.
The historical significance of the title "Mine Eyes Have Seen."
What is a reference to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," symbolizing justice and freedom?
The way Dunbar-Nelson’s activism influenced her writing.
What is awareness of social justice and racial equality?
The way economic prosperity of the 1920s affected consumer behavior.
What is it led to mass consumption and increased spending on new products?
Why satire is important in literature.
What is it encourages critical thinking about societal issues and norms?
The event that prompts the climax in Mine Eyes Have Seen.
What is Chris receiving his draft notice creates tension and conflict within the family?
The specific experience of Black Americans during WWI that influence the themes in Dunbar-Nelson’s work.
What is highlighting the conflict between patriotism and the fight for civil rights?
The way Fitzgerald's personal life influenced his writing.
What is his experiences with growing consumerism and materialism shaped the themes and characters in his works?
Themes Fitzgerald explored in Porcelain and Pink.
What are materialism, social expectations, and the absurdity of societal norms?
The ways in which Fitzgerald’s satire related to the themes of the 1920s.
What is it critiqued the materialism and superficiality of the era?
Summarized ending of Porcelain and Pink.