USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Paraphrase the following line from Theme for English B:“Being me, it will not be white.”
A
He is writing his assignment on colored paper.
B
His life experiences make him what he is, and that will come out in his writing.
C
The teacher will automatically be prejudiced against his paper.
D
The teacher will be able to tell it was written by a black person.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -“Theme for English B” is a dramatic monologue, written in the voice of a 22-year-old black college student. The poem has 41 lines, divided into five stanzas with very different lengths.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Theme for English B” Summary "Theme for English B” tells the story of a young Black college student whose instructor has given him a writing assignment (a theme). The assignment must be one page long and “true, ” according to his instructor. The speaker questions whether the assignment is really that simple.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement is the best statement of a major theme of “Theme for English B"? America’s educational system is a bastion of equality in a nation otherwise beset by vast inequality.

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