Possible Toomer Research Topics:

• Toomer as representative of Harlem Renaissance:
• What literary techniques employed by Toomer are considered characteristic of the writing of this period?
• North vs. South and the African American experience:
• What, if any, is the difference? Which does Toomer prefer?  Explain.
• Portrayal of Women:
• Are they Saints? Lunatics? Whores? Mules?
• What is the relationship between the poems and the stories in Cane?
• What is the relationship between Blacks and Whites in this work? What are the causes and consequences of this relationship?