Will mark as brainest!! help! Now that you have finished the readings in the Prose of the Harlem Renaissance lesson, you have
encountered Du Bois's description of the "double-consciousness" he says African Americans
experience and Johnson's description of the "dual personality" he says African Americans develop.
What does each term really mean? Think about your own life. Have you experienced a double-
consciousness in some area of your life or have you ever had to maintain two versions of yourself
because some person or some group wouldn't accept your real self?
For your post, first explain "double-consciousness" in your own words. Use an example from the
readings to help clarify your thoughts. Second, explain "dual personality" in your own words. Use
another example from the readings to help clarify your thoughts. Finally, share a time when you or
someone close to you experienced a double-consciousness or dual personality. Share the story. How
did this experience make you feel?

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.