Unit 1.4 Langston Hughes Flashcards
play
story that is written to be performed by actors before an audience; written through the dialogues of the characters
concerned
showing worried
glumly
sadly and quietly
decent
good enough to make someone comfortable
success
the achievement of an aim or purpose
preoccupied
paying attention to something else
biology
the study of the way in which plants, animals, and other living things live and grow
crumpled
to press or crush into wrinkles
strive
to work to get something
tensely
feeling emotional strain
stubborn
unwilling to change
opportunities
a chance to succeed in life
practical
concerned with ordinary activities, business, or work
Who are the characters?
Langston Hughes - Black American writer
Mr. James Hughes - his father
Senora Garcia - housekeeper
Thad - medical assistant
Time
Summer 1920
Differences between James Hughes and Langston Hughes
Langston is a dreamer and James is a practical man.
Scene 1 setting?
Study room in Hughes’s home in Mexico city.
What does his father want him to study?
engineering
Scene 2 setting?
Langston’s dorm room at Columbia University.
Why did Langston want to go to Columbia University?
to be near Harlem to write about black people
What is Langston Hughes known for?
he played an important role in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and early 1930s and is one of America’s finest poets
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
a movement led by African American artists, musicians, and writers aimed for racial equality and minority rights
Which university did he graduate from?
Pennsylvania Lincoln University in 1929
