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Artist In Uniform Vs. Bop !

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Genre plays a very important part in both Artist In Uniform By Mary McCarthy and Bop! by Langston Hues. The two essays have different forms of publication which is what sets their unique style in their work. Artist In Uniform is an essay that is set with narrative standards while Bop! is set with a determination to present social issues.
Artist In Uniform was first published in Harper's magazine in 1953. Overtime represent established itself as a respectable and credible art and literature magazine. This influences genre because the content of the magazine mostly consists of short narratives. The essay was originally published as a fiction piece so, many readers might not have taken it too seriously. Artist In Uniform fits under the narrative genre because it has story like structure as well as narration. The reason it would be picked up by Harper's magazine is because it shows forward thinking, like many of the readers at the time, as well as having a world setting that does not only fit with the story but also the magazines image. The magazine's readers were mainly women so the underlying feminism in the essay is not out of the ordinary for something that would be published in Harper’s at the …show more content…

The point of view switches from third person to first person which makes the story affective in it genre. The voice of the author also helps make the essay fit with this genre because it allows the story to progress. The author conveys her tone as well as the other characters in the essay which helps to bring out her message without being too completely direct. A narrative essay explains a moment that meant something to the author which is what this essay by Mary McMcarthy does. She goes in order walking her audience step by step of a moment in her life that made her reflect on herself and gain perspective as a

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