Studies in Short Fiction, January 1st, 1997
Marita Bonner responded to the call for the "New Negro" during the Harlem Renaissance with short stories set in Chicago. She wrote in reaction to the need for an examination of the lives of characters who must cope with discrimination and illnesses particular to urban life. She did not include autobiographical elements in her writings of women characters who were independently strong. Alain Locke's call for the "New Negro" and W. E. B. Du Bois's classification of "the Talented Tenth" created a myriad of creative interpretations during the Harlem Renaissance, especially by women writers. Marit...
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