The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: James Weldon Johnson
- First Published: 1912
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: Southern United States, New York City, and Europe
- Principal Characters: Anonymous Narrator, The Millionaire
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Autobiographical fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Racism, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, Music or musicians, New York City
- Locales: New York, NY, South (U.S.), Europe, Atlanta, GA, Connecticut, Jacksonville, FL
The Story:
Born in Georgia a few years after the Civil War, the narrator, in comparison with other blacks, lived in a comfortably furnished little house. Thinking her son superior to other children in his neighborhood, the narrator’s mother was particular about his dress and his associates. Later, the narrator remembered scenarios of familial bliss that centered around a “tall man with a small, dark moustache” who visited them in the evenings several times a week. Because he admired the man’s shiny boots and his gold watch and chain, the narrator developed a...
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