Dec 28, 2009

All God’s Chillun Got Wings | All God’s Chillun Got Wings

At a glance:

Author: Eugene O’Neill
First Published: 1924
Type of Work: Play
Type of Plot: Tragedy
Time of Work: c.1898-1915
Setting: Lower Manhattan, New York
Genres: Drama, Tragedy
Subjects: African Americans, Discrimination, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Racism, Race, Nineteenth century, New York City, 1910’s, Emotions, Self-confidence, Intermarriage
Locales: Manhattan, NY

Characters Discussed

Jim Harris, an African American who dreams of becoming a lawyer. The play introduces him at the age of nine and follows his development over the next fifteen years. In the opening scene, he is already in love with Ella Downey, whom he later marries. Jim is ashamed of his race, and his feeling of inferiority prevents him from succeeding.

Ella Downey, a white girl one year younger than Jim. As a child of eight, she admires Jim, but later she reveals a hatred of black people. Although she realizes that Jim is morally superior to her white associates,...

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All God’s Chillun Got Wings | All God’s Chillun Got Wings

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Characters Discussed

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