Ishmael Reed, through parody, allusion, and satire, manages to convey the meaning of Jes Grew without once explicitly defining it. There is a good reason why he never defines it; Jes Grew has no true definition. Even those infected by this ?anti-plague? that evokes the jump, jive, and wail, do what you feel like spirit inside of them, can?t put their finger on exactly what is ?this Jes Grew thing? (33). One cannot explain Jes …showed first 75 words of 1751 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1751 total…on the form of expression he or she chooses to display. But one trend remains common throughout the Jes Grew outbreak, and that is that it allows people to stand apart from the programmed mindset of the period. With enough free minds gathered together, unified by a common goal and opposed only by a power blind to that goal, Jes Grew is a phenomenon of revolutionary proportions that holds constant throughout the times. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**