The Street

Ann Petry was born

• In Harlem

• In Washington D.C.

• In Connecticut

Ann Petry was inspired to write The Street by:

• Her experiences as a pharmacist

• The summers she spent in the South

• Her years as a journalist

When it first came out, The Street

• Was a bestseller

• Barely sold any copies

• Only sold in Harlem

This text is most often associated with

• The Harlem Renaissance

• Realism

• The Black Arts Movement

The novel opens with a focus on:

• Lutie working at the Chandlers

• Lutie singing at the Casino

• The wind and 116th street

Lutie decides to work for the Chandlers because

• She wants to leave NY

• Her husband cannot find a job

• She wants a bigger house

The narration is mostly:

• first-person

• second-person

• third-person

Lutie:

• loves Bub

• hates Bub

• often forgets about Bub

Most people go to The Junto:

• To make money

• To drink

• To escape

The Chicago School of Sociology was famous for studying:

• Urban environments and their impact on people

• Folktales

• The importance of suburbs