Section 4 Flashcards
(11 cards)
What were the important events from 1940-1960?
World War II (1939-1945), Second wave of Great Migration, Great Depression (1929-1939), 1954 Supreme Court ruling desegregates public schools, 1955 Bus Boycott in Montgomery, AL starts nonviolent protest movement against ‘separate but equal’ apartheid laws in the South.
What was the impact of World War II?
It led to the Second wave of Great Migration due to its effects.
What significant Supreme Court ruling occurred in 1954?
The Supreme Court ruling desegregated public schools.
What event in 1955 marked the start of a nonviolent protest movement?
The Bus Boycott in Montgomery, AL.
What laws were protested during the Bus Boycott?
‘Separate but equal’ apartheid laws in the South.
What did the times call for in literature during the period discussed?
Confronting issues like unjust segregation laws, leading writers to become bolder than during the Harlem Renaissance.
What are the common characteristics of authors and settings in this literary period?
Authors and settings are mostly northern, urban, and set in black cultural capitals like Chicago, Boston, and New York, portraying the gritty reality of urban living, especially street culture.
What vision becomes the ideal during this literary period?
The vision of integration becomes the ideal.
What is realism in literature?
Realism is the faithful representation of material ‘reality’.
What is naturalism in literature?
Naturalism is a franker, harsher treatment of the influence of one’s social environment on their individual psychology.
What is modernism in literature?
Modernism is a break with traditional language and form, turning to experimentation with language, form, and style.
