1. Race in Cane by Jean Toomer
During the early 1920's when Toomer was writing there was much emphasis on becoming a 'New Negro', forging a new identity for ones self through the mediums of literature, art and music. ... It seems that through writing Cane, Toomer was trying to grapple with his own racial identity 'set out to redefine already received stereotypes [surrounding] race'.10 Elizabeth Alexander in her novel Crave Radiance dedicated a poem to Toomer. Written in what is meant to be Toomers poetic voice, it is a summation of what Alexander thought Toomer's creative discourse was tryi...
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