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The Street Study Guide

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by Ann Petry
About 61 pages (18,393 words)
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Social Concerns/Themes

TheStreet, Petry's best-known work, is often compared to Richard Wright's Native Son (1940). While there are similarities between the two novels, particularly in the portrayal of the economic plight of African Americans in northern cities, The Street moves in different directions. Both in its thematic concerns and its depiction of a black female protagonist, the novel is unique and significant.

Petry was ahead of her time in focusing on what are considered contemporary social concerns: latchkey children, single parenting, and.....

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