Which sentence most clearly addresses the aesthetic impact of a work of literature? A. Upton Sinclair's sickening details in The Jungle leave the reader feeling
angry at the injustice in the meatpacking industry.
B. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is often criticized as portraying
African peoples as uncivilized.
C. Charles Dickens wrote during a time of great social injustice, especially
against the children of poor families.
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D. Many students are intimidated by Virginia Woolf, but with a bit of
practice, a reader can grow used to her style.

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.