In the short story “Slave on the Block,” written by Langston Hughes, he connects with his audience by writing from the viewpoint of a Caucasian couple, Michael and Anne. They are a “well to do” couple that lives in a suburb almost 20 miles from Harlem and love everything about the African-American or “negro” culture. Michael and Anne take frequent trips to Harlem to …show more content…
In the beginning of the story Michael and Anne adored everything about the African-American culture. They wanted black friends, they wanted to create black art, and they wanted to be accepted into the black community to a certain extent. Once Luther lived with them and began to speak his mind they no longer wanted him in their house. Hughes writes this story to show his audience how people love the black community for what they bring to the world but not for themselves as people. Even though Michael and Anne claimed to have loved African Americans they treated their workers as modern slaves. Hughes connects with his audience by explaining how the black community is viewed by the opposite race. Hughes’ viewpoint is what connects his work to the audience on the issue of black people not being accepted by who they are. Minorities across America would be able to connect if they were to ever come in contact with Americans like Michael and Anne who love blacks as “novelties” but not