Pride and Perseverance

Pride and Perseverance African-American Literature consists of numerous themes or characteristics. Each story, poem, or slave narrative can be linked to an oppressive time, when the major character of each piece tried to overcome such hardships. Taking this into consideration, the two characteristics I chose to explore in our assignment are struggle and pride. In many of our readings we were exposed to characters that were dealing with difficulties in their life. However, their perseverance …

…man any time he pleases. I must say that the characters in these stories exemplify great courage in dealing with the struggles they experience not only within themselves, but also in the outside world around them. It seems as if each of these characters always came out on top, too. Their pride helped them overcome each of the trials and tribulations that they had to endure in order to make a better life for themselves.