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Langston HughesThe Ways of White Folks
Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1934A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Are the conflicts in The Ways of White Folks relevant or irrelevant to the world today? Cite multiple stories, as well articles concerning current events, in your paper.
Compare the Carraway family in “Slave on the Block” to the Pembertons in “Poor Little Black Fellow.” How are their opinions and treatment of Black people similar, and how are they different? What commentary does Hughes communicate to the reader through these characters’ stories?
What role does music play in The Ways of White Folks? Cite multiple stories in your essay.
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