1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
kirill115 [55]
3 years ago
15

In her essay "What White Publishers Won’t Print," Zora Neale Hurston argues that publishers will not print stories about educate

d minorities because readers will not believe that these people even exist. Would the person that Countee Cullen describes in his poem "For a Lady I Know" be similar to the kind of reader Hurston writes about? Provide textual evidence for you answer.
English
2 answers:
Kay [80]3 years ago
8 0
Yes, the lady in Cullen's poem is a deeply prejudiced and ignorant person, who doesn't want to really get to know black people as they are. Those prejudices seem to be so deeply engraved in collective memory that black people are associated with slavery, menial jobs, and intellectual inferiority. Hurston argues that media have the power to solve this problem. Hurston writes: "It is assumed that all non-Anglo-Saxons are uncomplicated stereotypes. Everybody knows all about them. They are lay figures mounted in the museum where all may take them in at a glance. They are made of bent wires without insides at all. So how could anybody write a book about the non-existent?"

Similarly, in Cullen's short and poignant poem, the lady believes that even in heaven black people will be assigned the same kind of duty that they have on Earth, in her opinion. It's as if they aren't capable of doing anything else, nor are they entitled to anything else above that.
solniwko [45]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Hurston and Cullen both address the issue of racial discrimination in their literary works. They describe the conceited and condescending attitude of white Americans toward minority races, especially African Americans. These writers felt that white Americans not only considered themselves superior to African Americans but also thought that African Americans were incapable of having intellectual and creative skills.

In her essay "What White Publishers Won’t Print" Hurston describes how Anglo-Saxons think that they know everything about African Americans and show no interest in learning anything about their "internal lives and emotions." She emphasizes how white Americans have formed certain common stereotypes regarding nonwhite Americans, which is why they fail to comprehend and appreciate the true skills of African Americans and other racial minorities:

I have been amazed by the Anglo-Saxon's lack of curiosity about the internal lives and emotions of the Negroes, and for that matter, any non-Anglo-Saxon peoples within our borders, above the class of unskilled labor.

Similarly, in his poem "For a Lady I Know," Cullen emphasizes the arrogant and self-important attitude that white Americans have toward African Americans. He uses imagery of cherubs in heaven to describe how a lady belonging to the upper class thinks that her "poor black" servants would wait on her even after death. Cullen shows that people from the upper class (white Americans) believe that Africans Americans can never have a bright future.

From her superior attitude toward African Americans, it is clear that the lady that Cullen describes in his poem could belong to the group of readers who would not be interested in reading stories about educated minorities.

Explanation:

From Plato :)

You might be interested in
What does mystify mean?
jeka94

Answer:

utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).

make obscure or mysterious.

hope this helps

8 0
3 years ago
Which inference can be most likely made from paragraph 7 of Sullivan Ballou's letter? (A ) Sullivan realizes that a father's abs
telo118 [61]

Answer: (C) Sullivan believes Sarah will raise their children alone after his death.

Explanation:

Sullivan Ballou was a Union Major from Rhode Island who answered the call to go fight to keep the United States together after the secession of the Confederate states.

He wrote a letter to his wife in case he didn't make it back to her and in it he spoke of how his sons would either remember very little of him or nothing at all. He however trusted his wife to be able to raise the children and develop their characters into something good.

3 0
2 years ago
Do you think "we but half express ourselves"? Why or<br> why not?
Usimov [2.4K]

NO because of Conflict Phobia

You are afraid of angry feelings or conflicts with people. You may believe that people with good relationships should not engage in verbal “fights” or intense arguments. In addition, you may believe that disclosing your thoughts and feelings to those you care about would result in their rejection of you. This is sometimes referred to as the “ostrich phenomenon” — burying your head in the sand instead of addressing relationship problems.

3 0
3 years ago
Which selection from an expository essay is most likely a concluding sentence? A. All of this explains why babysitting is a grea
Elena-2011 [213]
Section B is the most closest to a sentence
5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Which type of nonfiction writing is
Nadusha1986 [10]

Answer:

B. expository essay

Explanation:

The type of nonfiction writing described in this scenario is an expository essay.

5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • which is the viewpoint in the raven and what effect does it have on the readers interpretation of the text? a: it is written in
    13·2 answers
  • Which theme is most connected to the story of the Harris family?
    5·2 answers
  • what you believe it means to be an American. Include examples from your own life to support your personal definition.
    12·1 answer
  • 1. In a work of fiction, where is the best place to look for supporting details that indicate the theme? A. in the writer's biog
    12·1 answer
  • Which sentence is the hook in this introductory paragraph? For the first time in decades, Baby Boomers have been outnumbered by
    14·2 answers
  • What does this dialogue reveal about Caroline's viewpoint?
    11·1 answer
  • Who are some blunt and honest characters in movies
    5·1 answer
  • 1. Identify the grammar and capitalization mistakes.
    14·1 answer
  • Consider their personalities, motivations and relationships. What kind of character is each<br> man
    15·1 answer
  • Which quote from “Big Money Shouldn't Buy Our Elections” BEST supports the author's main claim?
    11·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!