Analysis Of For De Lawd By Lucille Clifton

The poem “For De Lawd”, written by Lucille Clifton, is a fantastic work of literature. It shows the strife of a woman who must overcome obstacles. The poem shows the strength of a hard working woman. She has witnessed death and trying times in the inner city. However, she perceivers through the hard times and lives her life. The woman is strong, proud, and happy; all these qualities that she has are ones that I do not and wish that I did have. There are people who would disagree and say that I am similar to this woman. The woman is a dreamer, “we think about uptown” (Welty line 25). She daydreams as a form of temporary escape from the hard times she might be facing. That is something I am notorious for, according to my parents. Whenever I didn’t want to listen to a lecture from them, I would tune them out and daydream about something else. I remember doing this and even …show more content…
One reason is because she is able to keep pushing on when grief holds her down (12). This woman has had obstacles in her life that lowered her spirit. However, she pushed through and lived her life. I am nothing like that. When I face an obstacle I shut down. I feel defeated. This is one reason I am inspired by this poem. I wish to be like her. Another reason that the woman and I are not alike is because she grew up in the inner city. I grew up in a suburb. We have a different life style. The author states that she is in the inner city and that it is home (21-24). For me, home is a suburb of Oklahoma City. Our struggles relating to where we live are different. One last example to show that we are not alike is because she is happy with her life. The author writes “…happy to be alive” (31). My main goal in life is to be happy and content with what I’m doing in life. It seems that this woman has achieved that. That is something that I strive to accomplish someday. There are many objectives that I have to accomplish before I can achieve