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Poem Analysis: Long Black Song
Laverne McGee
Dr. Reginald Martin

English 3326

October 23, 2012

"Long Black Song"

"Long Black Song" narrative highlights several themes by exposure of the characters in different arenas or acts. The characters: Sarah, sila who is Sarah’s husband Tom and many other small characters reveal the themes of: racism, immorality, race superiority, and marriage betrayal. However betrayal is best highlighted by the characters. The story employs the use of the color of ones skin to interpret different circumstances

When the white man enters Sarah house with the intent of selling the gramophone highlights the modes of the culture of the white man. It exhibits …show more content…
The association of the blue color shows trust, wisdom, truth and loyalty is quite noticeable; however, silver embodies security, maturity and intelligence. They assist in the passing of the fundamentals of the messages and the themes presented in writing. Analysis shows that the blue and the silver tears of Sarah represent the loss of the qualities resembled by the colors. This prompts her to kneel and breathe heavily trying to prevent herself from falling. Sarah’s unfaithfulness to sila could be the cause her discomfort. Her screams, “But he is a white man! A white man! Naw! Naw!” Supports the stand of woman in support for her move …show more content…
The narrator highlights it as, “The color in the wood glowed softly. It reminded her of the light she saw sometimes in the baby’s eyes. Slowly she slid a finger over a beveled edge; she wanted to take the box into her arms and kiss it.” The author adds "the white man breathing at her side; felt his eyes on her face…. [and]. Saw he was looking at her breasts" (Wright). Timing of the white man facilitates Sarah’s acceptance especially considering she was dearly reminiscing about her past love escapades. The white man arrives in her life when she is in her weakest point of life and unexpectedly has nothing capability to resist his
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