In eleven pages this paper discusses these three themes within the contexts of these works of African American literature. Six sources are cited in the bibliography.
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family, religious faith and survival in such a way that readers are left pondering whether or not these particular elements are truly reflective of each storys respective characters or if,
rather, they are merely superficial components that represent only what family means from an idealists perspective. Indeed, one can readily surmise that while religious faith is the common denominator
among family members, it is not necessarily so by way of moral guidance; rather, it provides social institutions and a type of self-rule for a people in bondage. "He
did not feel it himself, the joy they felt, yet he could not doubt that it was, for them, the very bread of life - could not doubt it, that
is, until it was too late to doubt. Something happened to their faces and their voices, the rhythm of their bodies, and to the air they breathed; it was
as thought wherever they might be became the upper room, and the Holy Ghost were riding on the air" (Baldwin 15). II. LOOKING BEYOND THE OBVIOUS
The social, political, economical and religious activities experienced in everyday life represent the very essence of what it means to be a human being. These
representations illustrate how and why a person acts the way he or she does, how moods, feelings and emotions are attributed, the way in which he or she interacts with
others, as well as what governs overall behavior. It can readily be argued that humanism is a significant component of the manner in which black religious values influence the
social and individual behavior as related to the historical components of these two stories. Additionally, the study of metaphysics is of primary pertinence to the relationship that exists between