mckay poems second half

The last of the makay poems were as interesting as the first set. The poems for the second set were about the hertiage was one of the themes in this set of poems selected. "Outcast "was one of the poems that was talking about his hertiage he was talking to his ancestors the songs of his ancestors are there but canot express them. Another poem that talked about hertiage was "Heritage" he looks at himself and sees his anceastors in his face adn wants to go back to his heritage. He was proud of it but can not go back so embrasses what he has left. I think those are very interesting poems about the good things that he has about his black heritage. A theme that i thought appeared was "women" the harlem dancer how he embrasses her asa tree swaying in the storm she is a strong black women that has been through alot.He protrays her as a beautiful black women with strength. Another one where he talks about a women is "Memorial " he says he is very much in love with her he doesnt know if he can go on with out her. He makes sexual refernece to her and how passionate for her. I think that these poems show a passionate side of him and the soft side of him instead of the mad and upset side of him. Theses poems were interesting poems to read in understanding racism in Mckay's eyes.

claude mckay

The Claude Mckay poems were very interesting to read. The poems that i found the most interesting was " The Dominant White" the interpertation of the poem was that obviously he is saying that the white is dominant and he explains it in the poem like "God gave you power to bouild and help and lift" so the white have the power then he says that they use it to hurt the black people without saying white people and black people. Then at the end it says that "God shall humble you down to the dust". So he's saying punish "them" (white people) who hurt and slay the african america people. Another poem was "Negro Dancers" wasa more positive poem about the African American people dancing is waht makes them happy and the only thing tht keeps them together with their people. The dancing is the only true joy of their life. So even though most of the poems that i read were about the bad things. The "Negro Dancers" is the postive thing that african american people had to share their joyand laughter that they did have. Mckay poems are have interesting ways of telling about the thing that the african american people had to go through.

chapters 6-9

The first Blog about The autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man. The character that caught my attention was the “widow”. She was explained in detail as being beautiful. The narrator was pretty much studying the widow and her companion both explained in detail. Then the scene that caught my attention about the “widow” was when she insisted him to come over and have a drink. The "widow" tried to get her companion jealous but sitting with the narrator. What surprised me was when the companion walked in he was not happy to see the narrator sitting in next to the "widow". When he came over and shot her in the throat i was very surprised. She did everything for him bought him the things that he wore, so that's why i suprised the he would do that to her. The things that bother me about book is that none of the characters have no names but are explained in detial. So the book is good so far but thats what i dont like about the book that there is no names.