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Abstract
This study attempts to cast light on the problems of race, class and gender in America, and the serious implications that have resulted from these problems as depicted in selected short stories by Langston Hughes (1902-1967). It is divided into an introduction, four chapters and a conclusion. The introduction shows the main ideas discussed in the thesis.
The first chapter is an introductory chapter. It illuminates two main points. The first point deals with the economic, social, political and literary conditions of African Americans since the time they reached the New World of America until obtaining their civil rights. The second point concentrates on Hughes’s life and literary career.
The second chapter handles the problems of race and racism as reflected in five of Hughes’s short stories. In these stories, the researcher shows how racism was practiced in streets, churches and schools. It was practiced against African-American children too. Moreover, this chapter unveils the problem of mixed race and the suffering of mulattoes as a result of racism.
The third chapter discusses the issue of class exploitation in four short stories by Langston Hughes. It shows the class exploitation to which poor toiling African-American servants were exposed. This chapter also illuminates how white patrons employed their control and exploitation over poor African-American artists during the Harlem Renaissance. The researcher also shows that there were some African Americans who belonged to middle class; however, they accepted the degradation and exploitation of whites to obtain much money.
The fourth chapter revolves around the impact of race on interracial gender relations as reflected in four of Hughes’s short stories. The first two stories discuss the limitations of relations between white males and African-American females. The last two stories deal with the risk and restrictions that were embodied in any relationship between white females and African-American males.
The conclusion summarizes the main ideas discussed in the thesis and illuminates what the researcher finds. Moreover, works cited are appended at the end of the thesis.