Comparing Beale Street Blues And No Easy Rider By Palmer Hayden

The reviews of this painting all brought the colour use and style of Davis into perspective. House and Street is one of many paintings created by Stuart Davis that consist of what the era of Modern Art expected of artist. From the bright and vibrant colours to the sharp shapes combined with curves, show the passion Davis had for abstract art.

A Good man is hard to find vs. Sonny’s Blues In the story “A Good Man is hard to find” by Flannery O’Connor. The family of 6 is taking a road trip to Florida, however during this trip a few things go wrong leading to the death of the whole family. One of the main relationships in the story was the mother-son relationship between the grandma and her son Bailey. In the story “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin the author focuses on the relationship between two brothers, their relationship is very rocky at the beginning but changes overtime.

There have been different art forms that have come and go over the course of time. Hence I will discuss, two significant movements like Post-impressionism and Pop art. Two important artists from these movements are, Vincent Van Gogh and Andy Warhol. There are many differences and very few similarities between these two movements and artists, although more differences. Van Gogh is one of the most captivating artists of post-impressionism. . Throughout his career Van Gogh has painted many works. One of those magnificent paintings is “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh. In the other hand we will discuss one of the popular paintings “ Gold Marilyn” by Andy Warhol. Warhol is also the most famous of the Pop Artists and played a major role in making the art movement popular.

“The Nighthawks”, by Edward Hopper is a unique form of art for the time period (1942) that it is based in because it is a very natural oil painting. Along with this piece of art, there is another significant oil painting done by the artist Edouard Manet called, “Corner Of A Cafe-Concert” (1880). These paintings both symbolize a restaurant setting during the time in which they were created but in doing this they have different structures based on what was happening around them during their time periods.

While James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues” depicts the connection between two brothers, Tillie Olsen’s short story “I Stand Here Ironing” represents the bond between a mother and her daughter. Both Baldwin and Olsen focus on family relationships and how emotional support vs neglect have an effect on family members. Also, each author conveys a message of finding self-identity even amidst adversity, while including the symbolism of everyday objects. Furthermore, Baldwin compares light and darkness throughout his story, and Olsen has the mother scrutinize her actions in an interior monologue.

The Harlem Renaissance was a time of revival and awakening in which the African American community produced a new form of cultural identity. After years of oppression and slavery, African Americans struggled to discover their own distinctive culture. It was through the literature and artistry of the Harlem Renaissance that the African American community began to express the suffering and resentment they truly experienced. In addition, the movement allowed them to find a way to escape their hardships. James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” and Langston Hughes’ “The Weary Blues” address the addiction, poverty, and violence that surrounded African Americans and the triumph of life that was captured in their attempt to escape the suffering.

Their individual perspectives in life ultimately shaped their education, experiences and overall point of view. This essay will outline the similarities and differences in subject matter, tone and imagery of these two artists’ bodies of work.

The intersection of social movements and Art is one that can be observed throughout the civil right movements of America in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. The sixties in America saw a substantial cultural and social change through activism against the Vietnam war, women’s right and against the segregation of the African - American communities. Art became a prominent method of activism to advocate the civil rights movement. It was a way to express self-identity as well as the struggle that people went through and by means of visual imagery a way to show political ideals and forms of resistance. To examine how a specific movement can have a profound effects on the visual art, this essay will focus on the black art movement of the 1960s and

These songs are both enjoyable, but I like “Singin’ The Blues” better because of its melodic rhythms and soothing sounds. I enjoy soft and melodic music that has rhythm. I love the sound of a saxophone because it can play such a wide range of amazing sounds. The song “Hotter Than That” has an amazing rhythm with an upbeat tempo that I find exciting. Louis Armstrong was an amazing musician that was able to play notes on his trumpet that seemed impossible. Bix Beiderbecke plays the cornet with control and is able to make smooth transitions between notes. Each musician plays with their own style and imagination, but that is what makes them great. “Singin’ The Blues” has a cool jazz sound that I love and it will be added to my playlist. “Singin’

In the short story "Sonny's Blues," James Baldwin writes about the struggles the brothers face while growing up in Harlem. Even though the author writes about the struggles Harlem brings to their lives, the authors writing communicates incredible worry for the connection between the siblings. The older brother which is known as the narrator throughout the story finds himself endeavoring the parent role but is shutting down the dreams of his younger brother and regularly expresses his disbelief that Sonny can achieve anything by following his dreams and becoming a musician. "You know people can't always do exactly what they want to do"(Baldwin 59). The narrator expresses his disbelief because there is no obvious profit in becoming a musician. As like "Sonny's Blues," the older brother in, "The Rich Brother," written by,

The Harlem Renaissance was a time of great commotion spanning the 1920s, also known as the “New Negro Movement.” One of the more well-known movers and shakers of the Harlem Renaissance is Langston Hughes. He amongst other artist brought new forms of black cultural expressions into urban areas that had been affected by The Great Migration. Harlem was the largest area affected by said Great Migration. Though the Harlem Renaissance was centered in Harlem the power and strength contained in the words of artist such as Langston Hughes reached Paris and even the Caribbean. Langston Hughes was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance movement. His vast amounts of work are what brought attention to the struggles and realities of the time

In the story of “The Rich Brother”, from the author Tobias Wolff, and “Sonny’s Blues” by writer James Baldwin, both stories have brothers that succeed and failed. In “The Rich Brother” Pete is the oldest and Donald the youngest, Pete has his life put together, a family, and while the youngest is trying to find himself his lost. In “Sonny’s Blues” the narrator is the oldest brother and Sonny is the youngest, the unnamed narrator is an English teacher who was in the army and has a family, Sonny is a musician that makes bad decisions. Both brothers have an age gap therefore, they view life in different ways, but they only have each other.

The two authors, Langston Hughes and Sterling Brown, both have earned the right to be included in the same category as white poets. They were both very important members of the Harlem movements. This movement is defined as a style that compares the similarities of the two different races, back and white. Both poets are considered dominant black poets and their works consist of day-to-day life of a typical African American man. These two poets discuss in very different ways the differences between white men and black men of their time.

“From the conclusion of the Civil War to the present moment, the hegemonic system of white supremacy has represented a ubiquitous challenge for survival for members of the black community (McLeod).” A lot of his images were inspired by Gordon Parks, a photographer that was popularized during the civil rights era that captured photos of the lives of black people. Scenes like the man teaching his son how to throw a punch was inspired by a photo parks took of Muhammad Ali teaching a young boy how to fight. Although it was inspired by parks, this scene symbolizes how black men are taught to fight. In another scene, Lamar show black men throwing punches in a uniformed fashion as if it was something that is taught scholastically. Another important symbol in this is guns. There is a scene of a young dark skinned boy pointing a gun in the distance. This symbolizes how darker skinned black people are viewed as more violent than other people. He also had a scene where a black man that was beaten up by police officers. This is apparent because of the blue and red lights flashing. This was to show that when we encounter law enforcement, there is a high risk of mistreatment for doing something small like not stopping all the way at a stop

If one listens closely, they can hear America’s song. The words, like thunder, comprise the groans of the slave, the cheers of the free, and the unmistakable sounds of the brave. The music rings out as clear as day; it is composed by the growing children and the dying men. Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes captured the essence of these songs in their respective works, “I Hear America Singing” and “I, Too, Sing America.” The first describes the melodies of a working nation, the “the wood-cutter’s song” and the “delicious singing of the mother” (Whitman 7-8). The quiet musings of a young African American make up the latter; it is a hymn of hushed hope for tomorrow. Although the two poems stand alone, both Whitman’s and Hughes's works powerfully capture the song of America through the sense of pride found in each piece, the uses of different literary elements, and their individual views of the nation.