The Grandmother (2 groups)“Ohlookatthecutelittlepickaninny!shesaidandpointedtoaNegrochildstandinginthedoorofashack.”Whyyoureoneofmybabies.Youreoneofmyownchildren!“The Misfit (2 groups)“Nome,Iaintagoodman,butIainttheworstintheworldneight”“Jesusshowneverythingoffbalance.“Prophet gone wrong”Onequotationwhichsuggeststhevaluesandattitudesofonecharacter.findonequotationwhichyouthinkbestillustratesthemajorthesisofthepieceShewouldofbeenagoodwoman,TheMisfitsaid,ifithadbeensomebodytheretoshoothereveryminuteofherlife.“andinthisstoryyoushouldbeonthelookoutforsuchthingsasthe action of grace intheGrandmotherssoul,andnotforthedeadbody.”Lecture15AmericanLiteraturesince1945(II)Outline1.TheHarlemRenaissance2.African-AmericanCivilRightsMovement3.AliceWalkerand“EverydayUse”We have always been imagining ourselves . . .we are the subjects of our own narratives, witnesses to andparticipants in our own experience. . . . We are not, in fact, “other.” (Toni Morrison, 1989)1.TheHarlemRenaissance1.TheSoutherneristheNegrosBestFriend.2.SlaverywasBeneficialtotheNegro.3.TheRaceswillNeverMix.4.AllNegroLeadersareMulattos.5.ThePlacefortheNegroisintheSouth.6.IlovemyBlackMammy.7.DoyouwantyoursistertomarryaNigger?8.Donotdisturbthepresentfriendlyrelationsbetweentheraces.9.TheNegromustbekeptinhisplace.10.LynchingisthedefenseofSouthernwomanhood.TheNegroSpeaksofRiversLangstonHughesIveknownrivers:Iveknownriversancientastheworldandolderthantheflowofhumanbloodinhumanveins.Mysoulhasgrowndeepliketherivers.IbathedintheEuphrateswhendawnswereyoung.IbuiltmyhutneartheCongoanditlulledmetosleep.IlookedupontheNileandraisedthepyramidsaboveit.IheardthesingingoftheMississippiwhenAbeLincolnwentdowntoNewOrleans,andIveseenits muddy bosom turn all golden inthesunset.Iveknownrivers:Ancient, dusky rivers.Mysoulhasgrowndeepliketherivers.JanieCrawfordLoganKillicksJodyStarks“TeaCake”WoodsIlovemyselfwhenIamlaughing.andthenagainwhenIamlookingmeanandimpressive.JanieCrawfordLoganKillicksJodyStarks“TeaCake”WoodsJanieCrawfordLoganKillicksJodyStarks“TeaCake”WoodsHalleBerryasJanieinTheir Eyes Were Watching God2.African-AmericanCivilRightsMovementTheBlackPowerMovementAfros”slavenames”:EverettLeRoiJones-AmiriBarakanegrovs.blackNATIVE SON (1940)BiggerThomasMaryDaltonBessieJamesBaldwinBiggerThomas,a“symbolicalmonster”AliceWalkerblackracism3.AliceWalker:“writingpermitsmetobemorethanIam”“Theyweresharecropperslandlesspeasantstheproductofwhoselaborwasroutinelystolenfromthem.”Daughter:RebeccaWalkerThe Color PurpleCelieAlphonsoMr.ShrugSofiaHarpo“EverydayUse”(1973)Questionsaboutcharacters,3groups1.Mama2.Maggie3.DeeMamaAppearance:alargebig-bonedwomanwithrough,manworkinghands”Education:secondgradeRace:“Iamthewaymydaughterwouldwantmetobe:ahundredpoundslighter,myskinlikeanuncookedbarleypancake”“Iwalkedamileandahalfjusttoseethesight.”Decision:“IdidsomethingIneverdonebefore”Maggie:Appearance:scarredEducation:“sheisnotbright”Personality:meek,ShyandsilencedQuilt:Knowshowtoquilt;“Shedprobablybebackwardenoughtoputthemtoeverydayuse.”Dee:Appearance:;“DeeislighterthanMaggie,withnicerhairandafullerfigure”;DressedinbrightclothingandgoldjewelryEducated,livinginthecityName:“Deeisdead”;WangeroBoyfriendHakim-a-barberPersonality:AmbitiousanddeterminedQuilt:“oldfashioned,outofstyle”tohang,orframethequiltsrealconnectiontoheritageashamedofherlowlyorigin&chasingthefashion“TheyhadbeenpiecedbyGrandmaDeeandthenBigDeeandmehadhungthemonthequiltframesonthefrontporchandquiltedthem.”QuiltWhatitmusthavemeantfor“ablackwomantobeanartistinourgrandmotherstime?Quilt:AfricanAmericanwomenslifeandart“Ireallyseethatstoryasalmostaboutoneperson,theoldwomanandtwodaughtersbeingoneperson.”Read“NoNameWoman”Twostatementsabout:nonamewomanand/orIForexample:NonamewomanisinasensetherolemodelofI.