The Glory Field By Walter Dean Myers

Tim Blanning wrote a book called The Pursuit of Glory in which he discusses “revolutions that made modern Europe.” Mark Greengrass wrote a book called Christendom Destroyed in which he discusses topics as evidence Christendom has broken apart between the years 1517-1648 in Europe. The meaning of Christendom is unity in the landmass of modern Europe. Mark Greengrass alludes to the idea that one can see that Christendom broke apart through evidence of change in demography and social patterns of now modern Europe. Blanning discusses revolutions in communication, people, and trade and manufacturing that led to modern Europe. Based on reading The Pursuit of Glory by Tim Blanning and Christendom Destroyed by Mark Greengrass there is some continuation of the patterns seen upon reading Greengrass’ book and The Pursuit of Glory.

Part of the definition of ethnic identity can often times be the common rejection of other ethnic values for a specific reason. This rejection of influence from other ethnicities seemed to be quite a common theme in all of the novels reviewed in our selection, but most abundant in Coming of Age in Mississippi, by Anne Moody. In this novel there was consistent conflict among black slaves due to the turmoil endured throughout lives in which rich, white plantation owners were served. Many slaves, and freed slaves that maintained the same duties with pay when awarded their freedom, were fed up with working for men that had treated them so poorly in the past. Lack of employment options

In Search of the Promised Land: A Slave Family In The Old South by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger outlines a very unique African American family living in Nashville, TN accounting tales of the trials and tribulations that Sally Thomas, the mother, and her sons had to go through; and how in the end she accomplished her goal. The authors excellently executed the life of this family in an informational and intriguing text by explaining and comparing the different lives and classes of slaves back in that century through Sally and her son’s stories.The detail and the historical pictures in the text help give life and a sense of “realness” and credibility to the situations given to help breathe life into the story, making the story easier to understand and believe.

Slavery was abolished after the Civil War, but the Negro race still was not accepted as equals into American society. To attain a better understanding of the events and struggles faced during this period, one must take a look at its' literature. James Weldon Johnson does an excellent job of vividly depicting an accurate portrait of the adversities faced before the Civil Rights Movement by the black community in his novel “The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man.” One does not only read this book, but instead one takes a journey alongside a burdened mulatto man as he struggles to claim one race as his own.

As African Americans gained civil rights, a new generation, eager to break away from past horrors, emerged while others remained chained to the specter of past inequality and poverty. The story scrutinizes the intense tensions and trains that were created as these two conflicting worlds came together.

There is value in togetherness and whole families that should not be absentmindedly discarded. Families at this time proved especially important, due to the fact that there was little else to enjoy. Work proved exceptionally difficult with little potential for promotion or change. All three provide books covered situations where the hope of escaping the same continuous struggle was a possibility; nevertheless, all three have inspiring outcomes. Hickam subconsciously portrays African Americans as less than perfect. Telling the story of an African American man who leaves his wife for another woman. In Hickam’s novel “We Are Not Afraid,” the young man caught in this mess did not want to hurt his family, “I’m a good man, he kept telling himself. I just wanted to be happy” (Hickam Pg. 135). Hickam portrayed this man as a hard worker and upstanding man, nevertheless chose his embarrassing encounter to share with the world. Looking back in history, African Americans show the importance of resilience. For generations, they were not treated fairly. The world does not always provide the same opportunities to everyone who deserves

The focus of this paper is detail commentary and evaluation of four different readings. The reviews will summarize the readings, provide authors arguments, and evaluate them. The readings are: An End to the Neglect of the Problem of the Negro Woman by Claudia Jones, Black Macho and Myth of the Super Woman by Michele Wallace, The Myth of Black Macho by Robert Staples and The Negro Family by Daniel Moynihan.

In the book, The Glory Field, by Walter Dean Myers, Myers develops the central conflict by explaining how difficult slavery was for African Americans. Walter Dean Myers uses similes and a metaphor to demonstrate the era of what slaves experienced in the 1750s-1860s through nine different generations.

The Glory Field is a novel by Walter Dean Myers that follows the Lewis family through racism and segregation. It starts with Muhammad Bilal being captured from Africa in 1753. It follows through to see young Lizzy escape from slavery on the live Oaks plantation in South Carolina in 1864. After the Civil War, the family is given is plot of land they refer to as the “Glory Field”, which represents hope for the family during their hardships. Lizzie’s son, Elijah, and his cousin Abby help the sheriff find a missing blind boy out on an island. After the hard journey the sheriff takes all the credit and threatens Elijah, who flees to Chicago with Uncle Joshua.

By utilizing these methods for development, they wanted to demolish the invading bigotry and generalizations choking out the African American culture and longed for racial and social reconciliation. Many dark authors stood up amid this traverse of time with books demonstrating their normal humanity and want for evenhandedness schools moreover.

African American individuals still faced inhumane discrimination and were often not looked at as people, let alone cared for or acknowledged. To anyone else, their opinions did not matter and their lives were not valued. The 1930?s was also a time in which America was being rebuilt after the detrimental effects of the Great Depression. Furthermore, there was a greater presence of African Americans in northern states, which brought about racial tension from powerful white figures who did not want African Americans in what they believed to be ?their cities?. The struggle to find jobs was present all over, and African Americans found it even more difficult to support themselves. The narrator faced all these obstacles throughout the course of this novel.

Introduction: In 1619, Jamestown, Virginia, African Americans were brought to North America to aid in production of crops such as tobacco. Slavery happened from 1619 through 1865. Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin was invented in 1793 and led slaves to great demand in the South. The cotton gin influenced the history of the United States. Slavery was finally abolished when Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation the book. In The Glory Field, by Walter Dean Myers, developed the central conflict by using figurative language to explain how difficult slavery was for African Americans. Walter Dean Myers uses metaphors, imagery, and symbolism to demonstrate the era of what slaves experienced in the 1750s-1860s through nine

Imagine living in a place that denies you the innate right to be who you want to be; imagine life through the eyes of Troy Maxson. As a child Troy possessed a true passion for baseball but due to racial constraints he was not rendered the chance to pursue such a goal. Troy’s father reinforces racial problems through his role as father; moreover, it is as if he internalized the “evils” of racism. Troy is only encouraged to pursue “tangible” blue collar jobs as his father, since blacks had no real chance in the major leagues. However, Wilson highlights the issues African American males faced in the 1950’s in trying to maintain any job and sustain enough money to provide for their family. Troy’s father was a sharecropper but we learn that his farm is falling into debt. This economically cripples Troy’s father, and it leaves him to feel hopeless and incapable to provide for his family and fulfill his role as a male. The economic hardships Troy’s father faces negatively impacts him and we see this through his actions. Soon Troy can no longer recognize his father for who he once was and he even calls him “the devil himself”

Prior to the publication of any slave narrative, African Americans had been represented by early historians’ interpretations of their race, culture, and situation along with contemporary authors’ fictionalized depictions. Their persona was often “characterized as infantile, incompetent, and...incapable of achievement” (Hunter-Willis 11) while the actions of slaveholders were justified with the arguments that slavery would maintain a cheap labor force and a guarantee that their suffering did not differ to the toils of the rest of the “struggling world” (Hunter-Willis 12). The emergence of the slave narratives created a new voice that discredited all former allegations of inferiority and produced a new perception of resilience and ingenuity.

Throughout the novel The Power and the Glory, the main character, The Whiskey Priest is portrayed as a morally ambiguous character. He lies, he drinks, and has sexual relationships with a woman. As a result he fathers and meets his daughter, and he learns a sense of obligation. His natural instinct to protect her becomes evident. Just as he wants to help his daughter, he also helps a child in need who's mother is sick. As a result, the priest ends up missing his boat, preventing him from escaping from the law who is chasing him. In the novel, The Power and the Glory, author Graham Greene portrays the protagonist, The Whiskey Priest as both a good man and a bad man.