Discuss racial passing and analyze its social and cultural significance using James Weldon Johnson's novel The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (pub. 1912) and other sources.NOTE: You must post a reply or thread in order to view the other postings in this forum. Instructions and Reminders:Choose ONE of the questions (1-6) listed below to answer in your original posting. Choose a question and sources based on your interest and make sure you address all the different parts of each question. Feel free to expand on the questions beyond that.When you post your original posting, specify which number question you are answering and the topic when you create your thread. (For example: Question 7: Immigrant Story?) This will help us organize our discussion and identify which postings are addressing the same questions.One of your replies must be for a posting that addresses a different question than the one you chose.Cite all your sources. Postings with plagiarized content will not receive any credit for the assignment and an academic dishonesty report will be filed in the student's record.As you write your original postings and responses, remember that I am also evaluating the originality of your postings so avoid merely repeating other students' responses and examples. NOTE: In addition to the novel, you can also use the Randall article and film clips posted in this week's module for any relevant details that support your analysis of the novel. You will receive additional points for examples and details from the article that are applied well to your analysis. 1. Experiences and Racial Identity: How did major experiences in the narrators life influence his changing views about his ethnic and racial identity? (For example, at what points does he believe in an essentialist, or constructionist view of race and ethnicity?) Discuss some of the different people in his life growing up and the ones he meets on his travels. Which experiences people, and encounters do you think affected him the most and why? Do you think you would have felt the same way, or done the same things, faced with the similar circumstances? 2. Choosing to Pass. Throughout the novel, the option to pass for white seems to always be available to the narrator. What specific opportunities and challenges did racial passing offer him? In the end, what decision does he make about his racial identity? When and why did he make this choice? How did he carry out his decision? How did he feel about the choice he made? What do you think he means by being an "ex-colored" man? As a reader, do you agree that he has sold his.
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