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During the Harlem Renaissance white art enthusiast aided the development of black artist, by financial support these artists. The Blues Im Playing by Langston Hughes is a short story where a vernal African American pianist, Oceola J nonpargonils, who studies medicinal drug under the patronage of Dora Ellsworth. Dora is a wealthy, white middle aged, widow with no children. Langston Hughes uses this connection between these characters to communicate the meaning of the blue devils. The meaning megrims isnt truly clear until the very end of the story, when Oceola and Ms.Ellsworth had their f all(prenominal)out. Ms. Ellsworth is very upset when she learns that Oceola wants to marry Pete Williams. Dora believes that marriage will burden her protegee talents. Hell take all the music out of you (pg 475). Oceola is playing the piano one last time for Ms. Ellsworth before she leaves to Europe. They begin to debate while Oceola is playing one of Beethoven sonatas. As they continue to arg ue Osceolas change the sprint of playing to the Negro Blues. As Osceola plays on Dora ask Is this what I spent thousands of dollars to teach you? (pg 475) Oceola replies No, this is mine Listen. (pg 475) Oceolas blues began to flourish. Blues that Oceola plays only comes in a time of distress. The fight between Oceola and Ms. Ellsworth force the blues out of Oceola. The Blues in this story represents Oceola real feeling about love, music and art. According to Ralph Ellison the blues is an impulse to keep painful details and episodes of a brutal existence alive in ones aching consciousness This definition and Langston Hughess interpretation of Blues seem to not adjust to each other.Ellison is saying that the artist of the blues has to acquire a hardship in their past to declare it in the blues. In Hughess story Oceola really never had anything in her past that made express the blues like she did. It was more that she couldnt outlet her frustration of Ms. Ellsworth and her feeling of art to anyone. Oceola bottle up the feeling and lashed out at the end to Ms. Ellsworth in a blues song. Ellisons and Hughess definitions are both good interpretation of what the blues are. By combining Ellisons and Hughess interpretation we have a clear definition of what the blues really are.The Blues is a kind of jazzthat evolved from the music of African-Americans, especially work songs and spirituals. Blues pieces often express worry or depression. The songs help keep memorialization of past hardship experienced and help cope with future problem that may come. The patronage of whites helped the African American art and music explode during the Harlem Renaissance. Langston Hughes uses the connection between Oceola and Ms. Ellsworth to express his interpretation of the Blues. Hughess and Ellisons definitions help explain what the blues actually are.