Tone Of The Poem Landlady

In the beginning of the poem, an African man is searching for an apartment. As he speaks to the landlady over the phone his interest in acquiring the apartment develops. However, understanding the societal racism that plagued the peoples, he confesses that he is indeed African. For a while the landlady is silent, but afterwards she abruptly asks the man if his skin tone is light or very dark. The man is enraged and comprises sarcastic replies. One of his responses includes asking the landlady whether she is referring to plain or milk chocolate. He continues to make such comments to the point that he describes how the palm of his hands and the sole of his feet are blond and his bottom is black. As the landlady’s patience is belittled, the man