The final section concerns a man trying to improve the lives of blacks in New York and ends with Father John and Carrie observing a sunrise.
It contains the story of Esther, who is in love with the preacher King Barlo, whom she catches drunk and in bed with another woman. The story of Fernie Mae Rosen, the daughter of a Jewish man and a black woman is related in "Fern." It opens with the tale of Karintha, who becomes a prostitute, and Becky, a white woman who sleeps with a black man and burns to death. In sections like "Theater", "Bona and Paul," and "Avey", the author explores race in the context of failed relationships. The final section concerns a man trying to improve the lives of blacks in New York and ends with Father John and Carrie observing a sunrise. For ten points, identify this masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance containing the novella "Kabnis", written by Jean Toomer.
It contains the story of Esther, who is in love with the preacher King Barlo, whom she catches drunk and in bed with another woman.
Cane