Question

How does the beginning of "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" relate to the conclusion? Select all that apply.

Answer 1

These are the correct options, in my opinion. A. The ending is inspiring in contrast to the beginning. The beginning is calm and toned down. The speaker is sorry to hear the young Negro underrate his own racial identity, but there is no solution yet. On the other hand, the conclusion is exulted, lively, and defiant. It offers an inspiring solution, calling upon Negro artists to finally climb that mountain and get free of their inherent prejudices about themselves. D. The ending revisits a quote that was used in the beginning. This quote is from the young Negro poet: "I want to be a poet--not a Negro poet," and it represents the wish of the middle-class Negroes to blend into American standardized society, denying their own identity.

Answer 2

The ending is inspiring in contrast to the beginning.