Other Literary Pieces
These works of literature were used to highlight the problems of the oppressed by defying the standards of the era
Poetry
This person started the Realism movement
Richard Wright
Aiming to show the ugly sides of societal norms, naturalism focused on this
Objectivity
This novel by James Baldwin tells the story of how a racist is born
Going to Meet the Man
This major world event had a big impact on literature through it leading to a rapidly changing political and social climate
World War 2
This novel by Richard Wright started the Realism movement
Native Son
This drama by Lorraine Hansberry focuses on the lives of a family following the death of a family member
A Raisin in the Sun
Works of literature that were a part of this movement were embroiled with these issues
Political and Social
This novel by Ralph Ellison featured a man who was unnamed
Invisible Man
Realist, modernist, and naturalist works of literature were used throughout this movement to send messages about the social state of America
The Civil Rights Movement
This book by Ana Petry was the first book made by a black woman to sell over one million copies
The Street
The realism movement was started as a response to this movement
Romanticism
Done to show the futility of man against nature, this movement often used this literary technique
Plot Twists
Modernist works of literature aimed to influence this group of people
The Audience
A Raisin in the Sun was first played this year
1959
Irving Howe criticizes Ralph Ellison in this work of literature
Black Boys and Native Sons
A Raisin in the Sun focuses on answering this question that originates from one of Langston Hughes' poem
What happens to a dream deferred?
Solutions to social problems were offered through the lens of this
Nature
This short work of fiction depicted what could happen when a black person could gain control over their life
King of the Bingo Games
This point of time happened as a response to the war and lead to the creation of several works of literature
The Great Migration
This essay by Loraine Hansberry urged black artists to recognize the connection between politics and aesthetics
The Negro Writer and His Roots
Class, race, and gender are the three parts of this thing that was present in "A Raisin in the Sun"
Matrices of Power
This female novelist was a part of this movement
Ana Petry
Several elements in "Invisible Man" were used to represent and deliver this message
Invisibility
This event present in part of Baldwin's Going to the Man when a group of black young adults got arrested was commonplace during the 1950s-1960s
Protest