Sunday, January 24, 2010

Assignment 2

Assignment 2



Claude McKay

"The Negro's Tragedy"
McKay discusses her bond with the suffrage of her people, and how it "binds me like a heavy iron chain." No one could ever understand what she has gone though or what she has seen or felt, however I feel like everyone has those stories. Although everyone has their story, McKay speaks for the story of her "negro kin." McKays stories come from experience and understand of the suffrage, "no white man could write my book."

James Weldon Johnson

"Oh black and Unknown Bard"
James Johnson's story reflects on the "unknown bard of long ago" (bard- "someone who tells stories through song and music" -Conner LeBlanc) and how they kept them strong. Johnson asks how they knew these bards would be so powerful throughout their history. The slaves used these songs to tell the stories of their hardships and keep them connected. The slaves built their faith on their bards and from "within the dark- kept soul, burts into song?"

"The White Witch"
The story tells the story about a man who feels trapped by "the Witch" or his girlfriend. As the story goes on, all I could think about was the different perspectives interracial couples have on their relationship. He describes her as any man would, with her looks and golden hair, but behind that "the spirit of a vampire lurks" as if he could not stay away from the temptress. However, he never reveals what she has done to earn her reputation. This fact, leads me to believe its one of those stories that you only hear one side of the story. Although he does not inform us of her treacherous actions, he warns to "look not upon her beauty bright, for in her glance there is a snare"

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