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Steve Olivo

"One Friday Morning" by Langston Hughes - 16 views

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    In "One Friday Morning", Langston Hughes shows a very positive view of America. Even though Nancy Lee has all these great things that she earned taken away from her, she still believes in the purpose of America and she still loves the country even though it has taken the one thing that she had worked the hardest for. This is very different than Claude McKay's view on America in the poem "Enslaved". In this poem he talks about the race of black people being torn from their homes and being used and treated horrible and how his heart begins to turn to lead a with hatred and he talks about how black people have no home on this earth. He writes that he wants the white mans world of wonders to be swallowed into the earths vast tomb or roll upward like artificial smoke. He shjoews his hatred for white people and shows his hatred for america because of the white people.
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    One Friday Morning by Langston Hughes is very similar to How it Feels to be Coldered Me by Zora Neale Houston because the main characters feel discriminated at first, but realized that they shouldnt worry about it. Zora says, "Someone is always at my elbow reminding me that I am the granddaughter of slaves. It fails to register depression with me. ". She doesnt feel the need to get mad over what other people think. Nancy Lee in One Friday Morning is upset at first but realizes she doesnt need to be. "​One hand went to the heart, the other outstretched toward the flag. Three thousand voices spoke. Among them was the voice of a dark girl whose cheeks were suddenly wet with tears, "...one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "That is the land we must make," she thought." She knows that she can make a change and diesnt need to worry about what other people think. They csn both change lives and be themselves.
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    "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston is about Hurston's experience with being African American and how it can affect your life. Hurston writes; "At certain times I have no race, I am me." She knows that when people treat her like any other person, black or white, they are looking at her as a person. They are not judging her appearance, they are looking at her personality. A similar concept is written in "One Friday Morning" by Langston Hughes, Hughes creates a character that is nearly perfect as well as African American. The main character, Nancy Lee, is almost never judged by the pigment of her skin because she is a kind, caring and hard working person.
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    In Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech "I Have A Dream", he describes a dream that even today is inspiring. He describes a dream where his children "will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." The description of his dream, of people living in equality reminds me much of the dream that Mrs. O'Shay describes in "One Friday Morning", a dream of a world where students receive awards and scholarships no matter the color of their skin. As Mrs. O'Shay says, "We still have in this world of ours democracy to make. You and I, Nancy Lee. But the premise and the base are here, the lines of the Declaration of Independence and the words of Lincoln are here, and the stars in our flag."
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    Zora Neale Hurston wrote a short story called "How It Feels to Be Me" where she talked about some of the experiences she had during her life in Eatonville, Florida. In the book she talks about how Eatonville is an all African American town and how most people would be afraid of the white people from the north. Her is how Zora thought of them, "They liked to hear me "speak pieces" and sing and wanted to see me dance the parse-me-la, and gave me generously of their small silver for doing these things, which seemed strange to me for I wanted to do them so much that I needed bribing to stop, only they didn't know it." As she said in the quote the northerners wanted to hear and see Zora do all these wonderful things for them. She was not judged on the color of her skin but by the wonderful skills she possessed. In "One Friday Morning" by Langston Hughes he displays Nancy Lee as not a colored person but rather like the same as Zora. Langston did this with just a little twist of the book by Zora though. He showed this by making her classmates like Nancy Lee for her artwork and personality. here is an example of what Hughes wrote, "Nancy Lee Johnson was a colored girl, a few years out of the South. But seldom did her high-school classmates think of her as colored. She was smart, pretty and brown, and fitted in well with the life of the school." As you can see, Langston chose that Nancy fit because of her nice personality and talents.
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    The essay one Friday morning shows a great resemblance to Claude McKay's poem America. They both portray America in the sense that it does not like them very much but all the whole they love it. They love how the hate field them and in his own words challenges his youth, it makes them stronger and more resilient to stand up to the hate. They feel like they may be different now but eventually they will rise up and become one with them. Nancy Lee feels the same way, she may have just gotten an award taken from her for the color of her skin but she knows that they think she is good, they may not react to it but some people respect her and that's all it takes, what she wants to do is use the hate as fuel to someday in the future make a life for the African american citizens of america.
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    "I have a dream", the famous speech spoken by Martin Luther King Jr., describes the dream that America will become a land of equality and justice. King said, "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed." He also talks about how he hopes that one day people will not be discriminated because of the color of their skin. Instead, he said that people should be judged by the content of their character. In addition, King discussed, metaphorically, that African Americans were given a check that read insufficient funds. However, he believed that his race was not "insufficient" and that there was a vast amount of opportunities for them. "One Friday Morning" by Langston Hughes similarly describes the racial discrimination of African Americans and the dream that one day America would ring of freedom. Although Nancy Lee was supposed to receive the art award, her color prevented her from the honor. She was "insufficient" and was not granted the opportunity that a white would've been. Furthermore, Miss O'Shay said, "Those who deny you this scholarship do not know the meaning of those stars." The meaning that she was talking about was life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And in both the speech and short story, determination for these rights was strongly fought for.
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    One Friday Morning by Langston Hughes is very similar to How it Feels to be Coldered Me by Zora Neale Houston because the main characters feel discriminated at first, but realized that they shouldnt worry about it. Zora says, "Someone is always at my elbow reminding me that I am the granddaughter of slaves. It fails to register depression with me. ". She doesnt feel the need to get mad over what other people think. Nancy Lee in One Friday Morning is upset at first but realizes she doesnt need to be. "​One hand went to the heart, the other outstretched toward the flag. Three thousand voices spoke. Among them was the voice of a dark girl whose cheeks were suddenly wet with tears, "...one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "That is the land we must make," she thought." She knows that she can make a change and diesnt need to worry about what other people think. They csn both change lives and be themselves.
Angelo U

I Dream A World by Langston Hughes - 2 views

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    I like this poem because it shows that people arwe free to imagine, but that it is not just a fantasy, that those things can happen in real life. Everything starts with a thought and that's why this poem is so moving.
Charles W

Migration of The Negro #3 - 1 views

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    Instead of the North Star bringing these people to freedom and hope, the birds are the sign of hope and a new world in this scenario. The people are following the birds to the north and their seems to be hope, because the people have packed up their stuff, left their homes and are traveling to the north.
Kevin Z

Song of the Towers - Aaron Douglas - 8 views

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    This painting also represents similar traits as "Into Bondage", shows slavery and African-American history. Also represents hope, the man is standing with an instrument and light is shining down. Hope through music.
Angelo U

Enslaved by Claude McKay - 6 views

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    I like this poem because it shows how bad slavery really was and that it was wrong to take peoples "human-hood" away from them. Claude is standing up for himeself and for his people with pride and dignity.
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    In "One Friday Morning", Langston uhughes shows a very positive view of America. Even though Nancy Lee has all these great things that she earned taken away from her, she still believes in the purpose of America and she still loves the country even though it has taken the one thing that she had worked the hardest for. This is very different than Claude McKay's view on America in the poem "Enslaved". In this poem he talks about the race of black people being torn from their homes and being used and treated horrible and how his heart begins to turn to lead a with hatred and he talks about how black people have no home on this earth. He writes that he wants the white mans world of wonders to be swallowed into the earths vast tomb or roll upward like artificial smoke. He shjoews his hatred for white people and shows his hatred for america because of the white people.
Steve Olivo

"My City" by James Weldon Johnson - 6 views

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    This poem is James talking about him leaving his house and dying. He deeply misses everything in Manhattan and remembers everything. He misses the crowds, trees, etc and wonder if he will ever go back and what he will miss most deeply is his city.
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    We think this poem is about the things that the authour will miss after he dies or hes trying to figure out what hes going to miss most about his city. Which in the end is him simpliying not being able to live and enoy it anymore.
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    We think this poem is about how much he loves his city New York. Also that he doesn't want to die because he doesn't loose his city.
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    This poem is about leaving some where were you thought you wanted to leave but really wanted to go back. He misses everything about manhattan`s features that make it great. That if he died right there, he wold never see the city again.
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    I think this poem is about him remebering and thinking about all of the things he is going to miss and leave behind, after he dies. He talks about things in the city that he is going to miss like the flowers and birds.
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    I think this poem by James Johnson is about him being nostalgic to never behold his city, he is a dying man and he wants to be and experience his home again, but he cannot because when he dies he will never have the chance to be there for it again.
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    The poem "My City" by James Weldon Johnson is about the shame of dying without making a difference on the city. You can see this in the second couplet when Johnson asks, "What to me then will be the keenest loss/When this bright world blurs on my fading sight?" He answers this in the last couplet with "To be dead, and never again behold my city." Comment by Katelyn M., Molly J., and Taliah M.
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