THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Question
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Arna Bontemps “A Black Man Talks of Reaping"In “A Black Man Talks of Reaping, “ who does the speaker hold responsible for the fact that his children “glean in the fields?”
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himself
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white people
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all African-Americans
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only the children themselves
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The message of the poem is that black Americans have labored long and hard only to look on while white Americans reap, or harvest, the benefits. Have you ever worked hard at something only to see someone else reap the benefits of your efforts?
Detailed explanation-2: -The bitter fruit symbolizes the resentment towards slavery and its legacy. How does Toomer’s use of repetition contribute to the aesthetic impact of “Song of the Son"? Toomer’s repetition gives the poem a musical quality.
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