Blog Post #4
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Recitatif
In Recitatif, Toni Morrison uses ambiguity and the absence of explicit racial markers to explore the complexities of identity, memory, and race. Morrison mentions race early in the story between Twyla and Roberta, noting that one girl is black. She does not specify which girl is black and which is white. The two girls come to St. Bonnie’s at the age of eight because of problems with their mothers. Twyla’s mother dances all night and Roberta’s mother is ill.When Toni Morrison wrote about their mothers’ problems, she did not state that a mother who is ill is neither black nor white or a mother who dances is neither black nor…
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Blog Post #3
Whitman makes an excellent connection between the individual and sea of people he encounters everyday. For starters, he explains how they’re all viewing the same thing on their daily commute; the sun and birds that are starting to appear. He adds on that no matter the time and place, there will always be someone else walking alongside those who commute, regardless if they pay attention or not. Furthermore, during the midst of his poem, everyone on that boat sees the same thing he does–a connection between everyone although most don’t pay attention.
