Champion Of The World By Maya Angelou Analysis

In the story, “Champion of The World,” by Maya Angelou, she brings us a story where her African American community gathers at her grandmother’s and uncle’s store to hear a boxing match that was playing on the radio. The match was between a former champion named Joe Louis and a Caucasian boxer. At this point of time segregation was high about during this period, and many of the black folks were dependant on this event to change history. Maya Angelou adds a deeper meaning to the fight by precisely detailing that no matter what injustice her people may suffer from, victory favors those who sincerely deserve it. As we read along we take into recognition that Maya Angelou and her community stand by a former champion in a boxing match that’ll determine whether he remains champion or not. As the story advances further into her grandmother’s and uncle’s store the tone shifts from hopeful to vanquished, to triumphant. For example,“It was another lynching, yet another black man hanging on a tree,” depicts the unwilling suffrage African-Americans dealt with. Even though African Americans had every
Louis, The Brown Bomber, is a remarkable character in the story that symbolizes the black community defeating the unjust hardship. As racism kept spreading like a flu in this era, the little confidence that people had hearing about the fight had vanished once they became aware that the Brown Bomber was being defeated. The only thing the black community could note during those times were pure hatred from even God, according to Maya Angelou. Even at a young age, the speaker was well aware of all the unjust events that were occurring around her. The boxing match was a way to identify and prove to the world that no matter what harmful things have been done, a person can overcome those obstacles by fighting back with the perseverance that anything is possible even when it seems