Colonial through the Harlem Renaissance periods

  critical analysis of one writer from the Colonial through the Harlem Renaissance periods in African American Literature. Your analysis should be at least 750 words, contain at least three significant quotes from the chosen work, and be grammatical and mechanically correct in MLA format with a unique title. You must use in-text citations and a work cited reference at the end of your review. Your goal is to analyze and discuss the subject, style, and form of the writer's work. Your purpose is to uncover what makes these three elements provocative in the chosen author's work. Then make a connection to something relevant in today's society that you think relates to this author and his or her work.   For example, I might examine Charles Chesnutt's short story(why this form) "Dave's Neckliss" to analyze how the "neckliss" comes to symbolize slavery (why this subject) and how it functions as a yoke. Given the time that the story was written, it is the only way he could capture through expressionism (why this style) the legacy and impact of slavery on African Americans.