Alice Walker's To Change The World Enough

My interpretation of what poetry is most likely the same as what anyone else it is thinking; whatever the poet at the time wants it to be. Poetry is open to anything. It can express anger, happiness, hatred, fear, love, passion, joy and any other form of expressions known to man. Before this assignment I was not big on poetry outside of when it was required to read in school. I decided on the poem “To Change the World Enough” by Alice Walker, mainly because I was able to understand most of what the poem was saying. The poem seems to be response to a protest of some kind maybe protesting for human rights or a better opportunity for work. This poem seems to fit current events going on around the nation dealing with officer involved shootings. The other reason I selected this poem is because Alice Walker also wrote the screenplay for the movie “The Color Purple” which was filmed in North Carolina.
Alice Walker’s “To Change the World” at first glance it talks about the problems in the present time of this poem. (Try to find out when this poem was written) Walker writes in opening line “To change the World enough you must cease to be afraid of the poor.” (Line1-3) This opening line basically says before any change can happen people need to be able to not be afraid of anyone of …show more content…
Learn from us, we ask you.” (Lines 25-27) written by Walker, explains that the people needing knows what it takes to achieve change and they also want the rich to listen to them and learn what efforts are necessary to make change. On the last two lines Walker writes “We must walk together without fear. There is no path without us.” (Lines 37-38) In order for the changes in the current events going on in this world and now concentrating on what is happening in our backyard. People need to come together to come up with a resolution to solve our problem. Currently members of law enforcement need to listen to community and hear out their concerns and vice