Forgiving A Debt: A Reading of Lucille Clifton’s "forgiving my father" Lucille Clifton’s "forgiving my father" begins with the speaker declaring that it is the end of the week and the bills are due. The speaker then reveals that both of her parents are dead‚ yet she is still awaiting payment: "and I hold it (her palm) out like a good daughter" (7). How can she expect something that she knows she can never obtain? While directed toward her father‚ the speaker’s tone becomes discourteous. She confronts
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Identity The Yellow Wallpaper‚ written in 1892‚ a woman’s identity is described by the author Charlotte Perkins Gilman consistent with society of the times. It is in direct contrast to Homage to my Hips which was written almost 100 years later by Lucille Clifton‚ in which writing styles and the identity of women were much stronger. In 1892 when The Yellow Wallpaper was written‚ women did not have much say in anything they wanted to do. Women were inferior to men as well as dependent on them‚ they
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Kevin Gray English 1020 Prof. Cole 4/22/13 Lucille Clifton “homage to my hips” In “homage to my hips‚” Lucille Clifton discusses how much pride she has in her hips. This poem discusses Clifton’s hips‚ and how they are free from certain views of society. She is self-satisfied and respects herself regardless of what others may think or say. In this poem Clifton celebrates her big hips. In today society most people are very judgmental and honest. In society expect women to be picture as slim
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Reid Reid1 “homage to my hips” Lucille Clifton was born and raised in Depew‚ N.Y. (June 27‚ 1936). She attended Howard University in Washington D.C. ‚ Then transferring to Fredonia College near Buffalo‚ N.Y. It was when she attended Fredonia State Teachers College that she was experimenting
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appearance or biological factors. Women sought out social‚ economic‚ and political equality. Many women wanted to do their part to support the cause. Some of the most notable influences of the feminist movement were poets such as Sylvia Plath‚ Lucille Clifton and Anne Sexton. Through their poems‚ the truth was exposed. This encouraged women everywhere to demand justice and equality. Although there are many feminist themes poets can write about‚ Sylvia Plath writes of male domination. In her poetry
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Both Mary Oliver and Lucille Clifton are feminist women who fight for gender equality. By reading their poems the fight for women to be considered equals to men is evident. Both poems “Singapore” and “wishes for sons” were written in 1990-1991. During this time period women were fighting for equal rights in the world. They wanted men to see them as their equal rather than lesser. In “Singapore” Oliver reveals how difficult a woman’s job can be. In “wishes for sons” Clifton shows her strong desire
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I had trouble forgiving him. Although my story is no where near as brutal or harsh as Lucille Clifton’s “forgiving my father” or Molly Peacock’s “Say You Love Me‚” I can relate on a lower level. Father figures are important in a little girl’s life. Growing up I never had that‚ however‚ I am more than grateful that over the past two years have been able to form a relationship with my father. Lucille Clifton and Molly Peacock’s poems show the importance of father figures and how the absence of one
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number: 12056010 A Stylistic Analysis of « the lost baby poem » by Lucille Clifton In this stylistic analysis of the lost baby poem written by Lucille Clifton I will deal mainly with two aspects of stylistic: derivation and parallelism features present in the poem. However I will first give a general interpretation of the poem to link more easily the stylistic features with the meaning of the poem itself. In this poem Lucille Clifton is telling the experience she had when she had an abortion. In
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“Slaveship” by Lucille Clifton “Slaveship‚” by Lucille Clifton‚ is a free verse poem from the perspective of slaves that the white men capture and trade in the slave trade‚ forcing them to travel on the Middle Passage. Ironically‚ the ships bear the names of religious symbols and figures such as Jesus‚ Angel of God‚ and Grace of God (lines 14-15) even though the act of slavery is one of the most sinful systems in the eyes of these slaves and in the eyes of all decent human beings. Though a
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The theme of Lucille Clifton’s “Homage to my hips” concentrates on a proud‚ strong‚ and powerful woman who is absolutely in love with her hips. Clifton’s tone throughout the poem focuses highly on her big hips. Not once does the she speak negatively about them. She feels absolutely wonderful about her big hips‚ making her feel so confident and full-bodied all at the same time. She gives off many reasons to why her hips make her modest‚ but full of pride. The beginning of ’Homage to my hips” illustrates
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