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Slave on the Block Study Guide

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by Langston Hughes
About 53 pages (15,770 words)
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Slave on the Block Study Guide consists of approx. 53 pages of summaries and analysis on Slave on the Block by Langston Hughes. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

In the first paragraph of Slave on the Block the reader is introduced to Michael and Anne Carraway and told of their fondness for Negroes. Their affection does not channel itself into avenues of social service, welfare or philanthropy because the Carraways like Negroes just as they are: charming, innocent and childlike. That is how the Carraways perceive them. The obvious irony in the narrator's tone sets an early theme that the Carraways' naive and one-dimensional perceptions of Negroes are strong forces in the plot. (read more)
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  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

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  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

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