The question below refers to the selection “when the negro was in vogue”. what irony do you see in the situations described in the essay?

To the best of my knowledge, the irony in the situations described in the essay “When the Negro was in Vogue” by Langston Hughes, is that even thought black were considered second-class citizents across the country, in Harlem, all the entertainments and clubs were among the most popular country and even white people attended or even wrote about the shows.

Irony: Blacks were generally considered second class citizens throughout the country,in Harlem,the clubs and entertainment were among the most popular in the country and even whites would attend and write about the shows.

atman means 'eternal self'. the atman refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. it is often referred to as 'spirit' or 'soul' and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence.

there are many interesting perspectives on the self in hinduism ranging from the self as eternal servant of god to the self as being identified with god. the understanding of the self as eternal supports the idea of reincarnation in that the same eternal being can inhabit temporary bodies.

the idea of atman entails the idea of the self as a spiritual rather than material being and thus there is a strong dimension of hinduism which emphasises detachment from the material world and promotes practices such as asceticism. thus it could be said that in this world, a spiritual being, the atman, has a human experience rather than a human being having a spiritual experience.

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