A Bronzeville Mother Loiters in Mississippi refers to Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Till. Carolyn is the mother, who despite all the history changing moments happening around her, is merely in the kitchen burning bacon. It seems like Carolyn isn’t going through anything, but her mind was racing with conflicting thoughts while that bacon was cooking. She attempts to convince herself that Emmett’s death was a good thing. She was “pursued by the dark villain” and “rescued by the fine prince” (Brooks 5). It made the situation seem justified, but then her thoughts shifted. She was lost in thought, and ended up burning her bacon. She fixed the issue as quick as she could. Then, she went back to the point where her thoughts made her fairytale story crumble into ash. She questioned what it was that didn’t quite fit in her tale. Then she realized what it was, “…But there was a something about the matter of the Dark Villain” (Brooks 5). Her dark villain was anything
A Bronzeville Mother Loiters in Mississippi refers to Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Till. Carolyn is the mother, who despite all the history changing moments happening around her, is merely in the kitchen burning bacon. It seems like Carolyn isn’t going through anything, but her mind was racing with conflicting thoughts while that bacon was cooking. She attempts to convince herself that Emmett’s death was a good thing. She was “pursued by the dark villain” and “rescued by the fine prince” (Brooks 5). It made the situation seem justified, but then her thoughts shifted. She was lost in thought, and ended up burning her bacon. She fixed the issue as quick as she could. Then, she went back to the point where her thoughts made her fairytale story crumble into ash. She questioned what it was that didn’t quite fit in her tale. Then she realized what it was, “…But there was a something about the matter of the Dark Villain” (Brooks 5). Her dark villain was anything