Harlem Renaissance
What is the Harlem Renassiance Movement?
a period of U.S. history marked by a burst of creativity within the African American community in the areas of art, music and literature.
what is "Soldier's Home" by Ernest Hemingway about
It's about a Marine veteran of World War I name Krebs, as he returns home and deals with the frustrations of life after combat. And it's for any veteran who has come home and found themselves irritable, bored, or confused.
What is Big-Two Hearted River about?
Nick Adams's return to his old fishing terrain after the war. Nick passes the ruined, gutted, burned-to-the-ground town of Seney and analyses the surroundings. He looks at how nature was affected by the war and sees how the wildlife adapated to it all and wonders if he will adapt too.
Who wrote the "Nergo Speaks of Rivers"?
Langston Hughes
Who is Nick Adams?
Nick is the protagonist of many of the stories, "In Our Time". Many stories follow him from a young boy to a grown man who experiences WW1 firsthand.
What famous poem from the 1920's are these lines from?: But I laugh, And eat well, and grow strong.
I, too
In “Soldier’s Home” What was Krebs's way of making people listen to him?
through lying to them; but whenever he would lie he had a distaste of tell any war stories
What does Nick realize in this chapter?
He realizes he is a free man. He doesn't have to follow anyones orders anymore. He can do whatever he wants. Even during his long day of hiking, he feels happy because he can decide for himself where to go and how fast.
What is the poem " Nergo speaks of Rivers" about?
celebrate the strength of Black heritage and perseverance
What does the WW1 have to do with the story "In Our Time?"
It is the setting in which the book takes place
What famous poem from the 1920's are these lines from?: Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
I hear America
What is Krebs relationship with his mother?
It is strained. Krebs mother is worried about her son and tries to push him into going back into society even though Krebs does not feel he is ready. Krebs does not like his mother
Who is Hopkins and what is his signfiance?
He was Nick's friend who he lost in the war.
What is the meaning of " The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?
The meaning is that black people have both witnessed and participated in the key moments of human history.
What was the effect on the soldiers from WW1?
They were traumatized and were disillusioned
What is the meaning of the poem "I, Too"?
all people are equal and should have a place at the "table.
What is the symbolism of the family car in Soldiers' Home?
The family motor car in “Soldier’s Home” symbolizes ambition and direction.
Krebs’s father uses the car to take out his clients which shows the car’s association with social status. Before going to war, Krebs was not allowed to take the car out. When Krebs returns from war, his mother tells Krebs that she and his father have agreed to let him drive the car, so that he can go out and take “the nice girls out riding with” him. Kreb doesn't care too. Krebs before the war actively sought to take charge of such a powerful marker of status but now his mother desperately tells Krebs to use the car— to get out of the house, to take direction of his own life and start working, to enter back into the American system.
What is the theme in Big-Two Hearted River?
Isolation; Nick Adams constantly retreats to nature to find a quiet place of reflection and self-examination.
What is the symbolism in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers?"
the linking rivers to his ancestors' blood in his veins. It is cultural blood that is carried down through generations.
Who is Harold Krebs?
A World War 1 veteran who recently returned home. He wants all the attention as he tells his war stories but the people around him have lost interest in the stories from combat. He soon realizes that the people around him have lost interest in the stories from combat.
What is the meaning of the poem " I Hear America"?
Each individual plays an important part of American life, and their work should be praised.
What is the theme behind the chapter Solider's Home?
The theme is alienation
Krebs feels alienated from everyone in his hometown. He sleeps late, can hardly muster the energy to talk to anyone, and wanders aimlessly around his hometown. He is disconnected from the people around him-his family, other soldiers, and the girls he watches from his porch
What is the symbolism of the black grasshoppers in Big-Two Hearted River?
They have become black to adapt to their new, blackened surroundings. Nick wonders how long they will stay like that. These grasshoppers represent Nick and other soldiers who become hardened by the war experience because they are in a tough environment. No one knows how long they will remain hardened either.
What is the symbolism in "Harlem"?
raises questions regarding a people's desires and the repercussions of not allowing those dreams and wishes to come true.
What is expatriate?
a person who has left their country of origin in order to reside in another country