Mulatto Questions and Answers
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In describing Mulatto as a realistic play, why is it important that the play contain many details about the...
Langston Hughes wrote during the Harlem Renaissance period (1920s). Given his work extended past the 1920s, he has been associated with both the Modern and Post-Colonial periods as well. That said,...
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What are the techniques of Mulatto by Langston Hughes?
The "style" section of the enotes study guide on Hughes' play "Mulatto" identifies three things that might help to answer your question: setting, language, and foreshadowing. The setting is...
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Explain the historical context or setting of "Mulatto" in regards to why the main character of this drama was at the...
Settings are very important to most texts given it allows the reader to make certain inferences about the characters simply based upon where the story takes place. Any actions which conflict with...
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What is the summary or outline for the play Mulatto?
Mulatto is a socio-political play about a victim of divided inheritance. The action takes place in the 1930s, on a plantation in Georgia, at a time when whites exercised complete control over...
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In what ways can you describe Mulatto as a realistic play?
Realism can be defined in a number of different ways, and your answer to this question will depend on your particular defintion. For example, you might define realism as an attempt to represent the...
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In the play Mulatto, how do you see the theme playing out in modern American culture?
The theme of Mulatto is what W. E. B. DuBois called the "color line," the line that separates Black people from white people in a way that "others" Black people as different and less worthy of...
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In the play Mulatto, how is the minor theme of African Americans challenging the notion of knowing their place...
In Langston Hughes’s play Mulatto, Hughes challenges the notion of Black people “knowing their place” because the characters disobey Colonel Thomas Norwood’s dictates and try and take charge of...
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Who is the protagonist in Mulatto?
The main character in “Mulatto,” a poem by Langston Hugues, is nameless. He merely calls himself “your son” when addressing the white man. All we know about him comes from the rest of the poem. We...
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What is Georges's only inheritance?
As the title of the story implies, Georges is a "mulatto," the product of a mixed-race heritage. His mother Laisa is a slave, raped by Albert, her wicked master with an appalling reputation for...
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In the story Mulatto, which character would like to see Cora and the way she looks?
At first I thought you were asking about a short story, such as Victor Sejour's "The Mulatto," but I think now that you mean Langston Hughes' play Mulatto. In Hughes' play, Cora is a black...
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I wanted to use eNotes on Mulatto for one of my sources for my essay, but I don't know how to do in text citation. ...
Here's the citation as it was generated for me when I followed the previous poster's instructions: "Mulatto: Introduction." Drama for Students. Ed. Marie Rose Napierkowski. Vol. 18. Detroit: Gale,...
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How does Robert in "Mulatto" compare with Dee in "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker?
If you are looking to write a paper on this topic, you might be interested in checking out our page, "How to Write a Compare and Contrast Essay." Good Luck! These are both wonderful stories.