On Being Young-a Woman-and Colored
By: Marita Bonner
Questions:
Author's Info
Bonner studied comparative literatureat Cambridge University.
She has been honored at Boston College.
She was fulfilled high school students.
Historical Relevance:
Harlem Renaissance
Civil Rights Movement
Women's Rights Movement
Unknown Words:
Prodigal
Placid
Gaiety
Ossify
Pinioned
Quotes:
1. "Every part of you becomes better...": It represents the frustration with the fact that no one appreciates or realizes a woman's worth.
2. "So being a woman you must sit.": With time, women were able to make their move and lead changes.
Purpose:
The purpose is to inform of the issues faced by young women, especially of color.
Highlights:
1. A stable career is necessary.
2. A good husband motivates you to do better.
3. Time is the one real thing that money buys.
4. Time allows for one to do what he or she desires.
5. There is debt that is owed to your people if you have what they don't have.
6. Blacks are forced together because of color even though they may share no bond.
7. You can't go to the city in order to hear or see new things.
8. You can't stand white people, but you have to be able to live with them.
9. In due time, women willl find the guts to stang up on thier own two feet.
Summary:
Time is key to all things being completed. Although, white women are considered better assets to society, you can't be bitter. One has to wait until the right time to stand up for what is right.
Literary Elements:
1. "An ascendancy of wisdom..": This is an example of personification. Wisdom (a non human thing) cannot ascend.
2. "The Greeks had possessions, culture...": This is an example of allusion. Bonner references the Greeks in her piece.
- Before: Was there a specific event that motivated her to write this story
- During: Did she feel that Blacks had a bond simply because they were Black?
- After: Do yo feel lhis essay will change the way women are viewed?
Author's Info
Bonner studied comparative literatureat Cambridge University.
She has been honored at Boston College.
She was fulfilled high school students.
Historical Relevance:
Harlem Renaissance
Civil Rights Movement
Women's Rights Movement
Unknown Words:
Prodigal
Placid
Gaiety
Ossify
Pinioned
Quotes:
1. "Every part of you becomes better...": It represents the frustration with the fact that no one appreciates or realizes a woman's worth.
2. "So being a woman you must sit.": With time, women were able to make their move and lead changes.
Purpose:
The purpose is to inform of the issues faced by young women, especially of color.
Highlights:
1. A stable career is necessary.
2. A good husband motivates you to do better.
3. Time is the one real thing that money buys.
4. Time allows for one to do what he or she desires.
5. There is debt that is owed to your people if you have what they don't have.
6. Blacks are forced together because of color even though they may share no bond.
7. You can't go to the city in order to hear or see new things.
8. You can't stand white people, but you have to be able to live with them.
9. In due time, women willl find the guts to stang up on thier own two feet.
Summary:
Time is key to all things being completed. Although, white women are considered better assets to society, you can't be bitter. One has to wait until the right time to stand up for what is right.
Literary Elements:
1. "An ascendancy of wisdom..": This is an example of personification. Wisdom (a non human thing) cannot ascend.
2. "The Greeks had possessions, culture...": This is an example of allusion. Bonner references the Greeks in her piece.