ENG250Y1 Lecture : ENG250 - February 13 - Philadelphia Story.docx
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One of the innovators of jazz poetry during the harlem renaissance. His poems were mostly conceived for public performance. They were most likely performed with a live jazz band. His characters give a feeling that are implicit in the music that he bases his contemporary forms on. Reflects a commitment tot the democratic like walt whitman had. Negro speaks of rivers is his most signature work because it was his first and the one which allowed him to gain prominence. Not just an escapist movie to get away from the depression. Equality of consciousness between a woman and a man. There is also a struggle for a utopian freedom. To what degree does marriage and the family unit figure as a miniature of society. Central theme = marriage is subject to divorce which leads us to question the legitimacy of marriage. The characters take the them and patience to converse about themselves and one another.
