Harlem Renaissance:
2. Which selection from the Harlem Renaissance offers the most hopeful message? Why? What is the selection’s message and how does the writer convey its message so effectively? What devices does he/she utilize?

Theme for English B by Langston Hughes has the most hopeful message in my opinion, because he wasn’t negative about who he was. He explains a bit about himself, like where he is from and what he likes. He realizes that is he not so different from everyone else in the class and how he has the same value as any white person. I believe that Langston Hughes’ message is that no matter what skin color we are, we all learn from each other and we are all apart of each other, which makes us American. Hughes’ conveys this …show more content…
We learn about his social status and his family but we never really learn about Nick Carraway himself. All we know is that he has goals in life, which makes him stand out compared to everyone else because he wants to make the most of life and succeed. Also, he has a moral sense compared to everyone else, he isn’t just all about wealth and doesn’t just do anything he wants without knowing the consequences. Another trait of his is that he is more practical and more down-to-earth character in the book, he really stands out compared to everyone else and he isn’t an open book so he remains mysterious which intrigues me. “They’re a rotten crowd,’ I shouted across the lawn. “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” This quote represents Nick by showing how he really cares about others and can see the value in Gatsby as his …show more content…
At the same time he isn’t loyal to Daisy whom he has a child with which makes him an even more rotten person. He thinks the best of himself, which isn’t horrible, but he just crosses the line where he sees himself as a king. Another trait of his, is that he is a hypocrite, when he finds out Daisy is having an affair he flips and gets angry when he was the one who started with the affairs after they first got married and hasn’t stopped since then. I am not a fan of people who are pompous, not loyal and are self-centered. “He nodded sagely. “And what’s more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time.” Tom is the one who can have the affairs because he loves Daisy at heart, but it is not alright for Daisy to have an affair. Overall, he is just one of the rich, self-centered, pompous men that fools around and takes everything for