Being a minority is a very difficult task anywhere but it becomes an even more difficult task for a person who lives in a country that is going into a depression and wants someone to blame. There is going to be a lot of …show more content…
When you face that much hate and anger when you haven’t even done anything, it is hard to understand where your place in the world is. His poetry most likely provided an outlet. The Harlem Renaissance was a period when authors and artists of all types could really express themselves and connect with the other people who they lived with or around. These people, these artists became huge figures in the Harlem community because their work had such an important impact on the people who were struggling to make it through the time period. People have a tendency to idolize people who have an impact on their life. Human nature gives us the need to be like others before us who have done great things in our own eyes, maybe the rest of the world or say the family agrees with the chosen hero, but it is a personal thing. The people of Harlem all had similar tastes in music and literature during that