Langston Hughes's stories deal with and serve as a commentary of conditions befalling African Americans during the Depression Era. As Ostrom explains, "To a great degree, his stories speak for those who are disenfranchised, cheated, abused, or ignored because of race or class." (51) Hughes's stories speak of the downtrodden African-Americans neglected and overlooked by a prejudiced society. The recurring theme of powerlessness leads to violence is exemplified by the actions of Sargeant in "On the Road", old man Oyster in "Gumption", and the robber in "Why, You Reckon?"
<span>Hughes's "On the Road" explores what happens when a powerless individual takes action on behalf of his conditions. The short story illustrates the desperation and consequent violent actions of one man's homeless plight on a snowy winter evening.</span>
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Answer: I Agree Because, in the story then man talk's about how he would not get the paw and in the story it says that his face whiten that shows that he was scared of the paw and begged them not to take it
Answer:
b. them
Explanation:
their is used to show ownership
Ex: those are THEIR glasses
They is used to refer to a group of people or someones unknown gender
Ex: There THEY are
It is used to refer to objects
Ex: IT is a ball
there is more to it but this is a simple explanation
The correct answer is D. Considering the other options all speak about horses and not clothing, this is the only logical conclusion, haha.
