Conspiracy By Camille Dungy Analysis

Conspiracy (to breathe together) by Camille Dungy
In Camille Dungy's poem, “Conspiracy (to breath together),” the speaker seems to be self-conscious where she always think how people view of her in terms of her appearances and as a mother. The speaker shows her insecurities in terms of how the way people view her based on her appearances where she states: “I should say onto my chest, but I am self conscious- the way the men watch me while I move toward them makes my heart trip and slide and threaten to bruise.” (Conspiracy 6-8) The speaker identifies herself as a nanny of her daughter where she mentions: “There is a stroller in the garage, but I don’t want to be taken as my own child’s nanny. (Half the time I know my fears are mine alone.) (Conspiracy 17-18) The speaker also deals how the people view her every time she is with her daughter where she asserts:
The speaker shows how gun violence goes on in black communities where the speaker states: “Don’t let Tarantino direct this. In his version, the boy plays with a gun, the metaphor: black boys toy with their own lives, the foreshadow to his end, the spitting image of his father.” (Dinosaurs 6-8) The speaker portrays that people of color can be a cast, but the topic about stereotypes, race and history are nonexistent or cannot be seen in the movie where the speaker asserts: “This movie can’t be about race. This movie can’t be about black pain or cause black people pain. This movie can’t be about a long history of having a long history with hurt.” (Dinosaurs 27-29) The speaker also portrays the innocence of the little black boy where the speaker states: “Besides, the only reason I want to make this is for that first scene anyway: the little black boy on the bus with a toy dinosaur, his eyes wide & endless his dreams possible, pulsing, & right there.” (Dinosaurs