Read the following summary of a short story: A British colonial servant in the 19th century wins his ideal job of serving in India. He thinks he will bring culture and enlightenment to the people in the country. However, he discovers that along with material improvements to the country, he is helping to turn India into a country that serves mostly to enrich Britain. Ashamed, he resigns his post.

Based on the summary, what can a reader assume about the story's theme as
it relates to justice?

A. As long as one's goals are just, how they are achieved is
unimportant

B. It is important to work for justice, even if one's role in the struggle
is small.

C. Justice is a concept that is respected only in some societies.

D. Justice can only ever be achieved by a society, not an individual.

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.