Banjo: Vision Of Black Culture
The book Banjo describes a vision of black culture. The theme of black culture is described by a story without a plot. The culture targets whites and blacks, restrain and spontaneity, bitterness and joy, civilization and naturalness. During this time in America, the White used to go to listen to Jazz music as they watched the black people dancing. They moved from their homes to a place known as Harlem to meet the black intellectuals. The book, Banjo, questions the difference between the blacks and whites life and as well offers an answer, that is, black live freely, more whole-heartedly and are more immediate than the white.
The white are insulting to the black. They say that the blacks have natural rhythm; the author of Banjo defends them …show more content…
The legitimate culture tradition of the black causes wild happiness and at some time, the blacks also have their inventions example in dress codes, speech, and twist of musical phrases.
The emotional vitality of the blacks is inhibited by the white’s behavior and the powerful civilization they expose. The civilization of the white has made the earth dark with the oppressive rule it poses, many prohibitions and concentration of only what brings happiness. The whites represent exploitativeness, superiority, emotional unresponsiveness, pleasure viewed as a commercial, condemning morality rather than affirming, deception, deceit, and self-deception.
The thinking as explained in the book of Banjo is close to Romanticism views of the natural human being celebration and restraints that result from civilization concept. The restraints of human beings to slaves and causes them anguish. The romanticism view is also the center of the black literature, that is, the theme of revolt. It is therefore connected to the rebellion of the black against the internalized authority figure. The revolts have resulted in liberation, and the blacks are now free to pursue their own ends. Ray felt that negroes, especially those in the States are driven by race prejudice which causes them to get together and “ …develop their own group life
The white are insulting to the black. They say that the blacks have natural rhythm; the author of Banjo defends them …show more content…
The legitimate culture tradition of the black causes wild happiness and at some time, the blacks also have their inventions example in dress codes, speech, and twist of musical phrases.
The emotional vitality of the blacks is inhibited by the white’s behavior and the powerful civilization they expose. The civilization of the white has made the earth dark with the oppressive rule it poses, many prohibitions and concentration of only what brings happiness. The whites represent exploitativeness, superiority, emotional unresponsiveness, pleasure viewed as a commercial, condemning morality rather than affirming, deception, deceit, and self-deception.
The thinking as explained in the book of Banjo is close to Romanticism views of the natural human being celebration and restraints that result from civilization concept. The restraints of human beings to slaves and causes them anguish. The romanticism view is also the center of the black literature, that is, the theme of revolt. It is therefore connected to the rebellion of the black against the internalized authority figure. The revolts have resulted in liberation, and the blacks are now free to pursue their own ends. Ray felt that negroes, especially those in the States are driven by race prejudice which causes them to get together and “ …develop their own group life