Read in The Norton Anthology of American Literature: “Zora Neale Hurston 1891-1960” Vol. D pp. 515-517 “Jean Toomer 1894-1967″ Vol. D pp. 617-618 Toomer, Jean, from Cane, ‘Blood-Burning Moon”
Vol. D pp. 622-628 “Ralph Ellison 1914-1994” Vol. E pp. 189-190 Ellison. Ralph, from Invisible Man. “Battle Royal” Vol. E pp. 197-207 “Toni Morrison b. 1931” Vol. E pp. 605-607 Morrison. Toni, “Recitatif’ Vol. E pp. 607-619 Also, please read the following web resources: Hurston. “The Gilded Six-Bits” “Harlem Renaissance”
Academic Level Bachelor
Write 3-5 paragraphs (minimum 5 sentences each), in which you compare a work by one Harlem Renaissance writer (either Zora Neale Hurston or Jean Toomer) with one later writer (Ralph Ellison or Toni Morrison) in terms of either the theme of racial pride or the theme of social equality.