Revised Forte Greene Dreams Summary

“Fort Greene Dreams”, was writen by Nelson George. Nelson George is a critic, journalist, and film maker. In this memoir he writes about how his life changed drastically when he moved from Queens in 1985 to an apartment in Fort Greene where he lived until 1992. Though he grew up in Brooklyn he felt it was a big contrast between his old nieghborhood in Brownsville. He described the move as a end and a beginning of a new era in his life. Nelson explains how living in Fort Greene he discovered what kind of writer, lover, and son he was. While living in Fort Greene he settled into the role of mentoring younger artist and ctritiqing plays, essays and recordings. He discovered his natural talent for helping others and producing. In his apartment in Fort Green Nelson wrote five books, invested in movies, wrote and produced many screenplays. He discribes Fort Greene as artsy and inspirational, though dangerous and crime ridden. Nelson George explains that he felt inspired by the black talent that surrounded him living in Fort Greene. He felt that he had to constantly work to keep up with the inspirational and creative artist around him, so that he wouldn’t be left behind. He mentions many artists of his generation such as Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, and Chris Rock.  Nelson George found being close to other artists, exciting and drew lessons from them that he applied to himself. He explains that though he was inspired by other artists he also learned from their mistakes. Nelson learned by living in Fort Greene not to measure himself by success or failure but by the body of his work. Throughout the memior Nelson illistrates how a nieghborhood can largely affect who you are and what you can become through out your lifetime.