The poem We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks focuses on what activities the troubled group of seven teenagers partake in to make them appeal cool. The symbolism, imagery and tone shown in, “We Real Cool” shows how losing one’s identity to become part of a uncaring group in adolescence and social norms will lead one to an early visit to the grave. Gwendolyn uses symbolism throughout her poem to get the readers to perceive the poem in an abstract way. In the subtitle, the word “golden” symbolises daytime and youth. This becomes an ironic name for the pool, because the wandering, carefree lives of the “pool players” seem to be anything but “golden” (line 1). By saying that the seven men “Lurk late,” the poem suggests that they are wandering around…
9. Record the sedimentation rate for a menstruating female. How did this value compare to the healthy individual? Why? 15 mm/hr for the menstruating female and for the healthy female it was 5 mm/hr, for a difference of 10 mm/hr. the reason why this has happened is because when a female is menstruating she can sometimes of develop anemia which van show an increase in ESR. (AL)…
While in the poem “We Real Cool” the syntaxes are used in a different way than in “Sign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt”. I believe the breaks are more evident and have a bigger impact on how the story is told than the syntaxes in the other poem. The breaks impact the way the reader reads the poem and the pauses let you stop and think about each stanza. I believe that the presence of the syntaxes in each line in the poem put an emphasis on what they do to make them believe that they are “cool”. The breaks demonstrate that each specific thing that this group does to consider themselves cool is equally impactful, “We real cool. We / Left school” (1-2). The syntaxes also add to the structure of the poem and allow it to have that song type…
Brooks published her first poem in a children’s magazine at the age of thirteen. By the time she was sixteen, she had compiled a portfolio of around 75 published poems. At seventeen, she started submitting her work to “Lights and Shadows”, the poetry column of the Chicago Defender, an African-American newspaper. Her poems, many published while she attended Wilson Junior College, ranged in style from traditional ballads and sonnets to poems using blues rhythms in free verse. Her characters were often drawn from the poor of the inner city. After failing to obtain a position with the Chicago Defender, Brooks took a series of secretarial jobs.…
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We Real Cool. We Left school. We Lurk Late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. (Brooks 782) ?We Real Cool? was written by Gwendolyn Brooks in 1960. This poem is short but powerful. ?It gives the reader an idea about how Brooks feels about young pool players.? (Rubinstein) She uses diction, sound, characterization and form to present a deeper meaning in her work. She also effectively utilizes literary techniques such as rhythm, alliteration, and imaging that contribute to the overall theme.…
find Gwendolyn Brooks poem “We Real Cool” to be ironic. When you read the title, you think it’s going to be about a group of people who are cool, but once you go through each line, you realized it’s the opposite. The poem’s about “seven players” who drop out of school to live a carefree lifestyle, drinking alcohol and playing pool. The “players” have a nonchalant attitude towards life which is made pretty clear throughout the poem. The constant use of “We” makes me believe it’s a way of claiming their arrival and when she says “We Jazz June,” I think she is likening their behavior as to a summer mentality where it’s all about good times and no school. The end of the poem shows how their path leads them to an early death.…
A young, maturing teen. An understanding, preudent adult. A stern, strong elder. As one goes through their life and matures, they change; thus, the way one views the world, how they go about things, and the things that they value change. Accordingly, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, a famous African American writer and poet, understandably goes through such alterations as she went through her life. As one would expect, this was reflected in her works of literature, and with each coming stage of her life, those reflections changed, much like the appearance of any person. For instance, take her view on the world; As a result of her growth, mentally and physically, her world and perspective widened, paving the way for her distinctive writing and poetry.…
I prioritize equally important goals by which one will be more beneficial towards my future. For example, I might want to plan a trip to go back-packing through Europe for a summer. However, that goal conflicts with my long-term goal to go to college and earn my degree to further my career. The best method to use for conflict management is to use maturity and wise decision making. I would need to think about the benefits of both goals and determine which goal benefits you the most. Earning a degree is the more logical choice at this point in my life because it would help me to provide for my future.…
Brooks’ pieces portray a universal themes of hardship that any person can relate to. Kenny Jackson Williams suggests that even though Brooks, raised in Chicago, had other experiences outside of the city, she still has a strong connection with Chicago because of the bond she developed with her family during hard times. Most people have experiences hardships in their lives. Williams thinks that, "Gwendolyn Brooks writes from an intimate knowledge reinforced by her own life." People can relate to the hardships she had in her life because everyone experiences hardships. According to Contemporary Authors Online , Brooks had been writing about black people from a young age (“Gwendolyn Brooks.”) According to Janet Mullane, Brooks' writing changed…
The poem "We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks is a stream of the thoughts of poor inner city African-Americans who have adopted a hoodlum lifestyle. Though many can have different interpretations of this poem, it is fair to look at the life and career or the works and influences of Gwendolyn Brooks.…
In Langston Hughes, “Thank you, M'am, readers quickly met two characters: Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Readers learn that Mrs. Jones is a big, fearless women for fighting off Roger. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones gives off a mean first impression to readers.. People may not see these traits at first glance, but as readers dig down deeper into the story, they see the true side of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Even though she has traits readers can easily depict, she also has traits that require more attention to pick up on. She gives off this perception that she is this big, mean old lady but in reality she is a strong, generous, motherly figure, who just wants to teach Roger a lesson…
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I remember as a child when I watched Disney movies I thought the princesses were perfect, just like their lives, but as I got older I realized that the princesses went through trials and tribulations before they got their “happily ever after”. Undoubtedly my trials, excuse the pun, and tribulations started early. By the age of eleven I knew the definitions of: attorney, testify, sexual battery on a minor under 12, molestation, and truth. Although, my trials and tribulations were hard to overcome it is now because of them I understand that Law and Order: Special Victims Unit is overrated, justice does sometimes prevail, “Guilty by association” does not always apply, and most importantly your memories are what you make of them. I can say with 100% certainty the day Michael Sepulveda got prosecuted had positive outcomes in my life and my overall understanding on adult concepts at a young age.…
My goals in life are simple, yet they seem to be so complicated as I take the small steps to achieving them. College, which is one of my main goals in life, is rapidly approaching. Having to make critical decisions that will lay the stepping stones to the path I want to take in life is a new and exciting thing for me. I realize how important having a college education is today and I am willing to endure through all of the hard work and labor, so that one day I can look back and be grateful that I had an excellent education to help me reach my goals and live without regret.…