Lady In Red Poem Analysis

Ntozake shange’s choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf illuminates the stories of seven different women of color. Their stories are heartbreaking and intricate and they allow the characters to come together and connect with one another. The final passage in the poem allows the women in the poem to recognize and hear lady in red’s pain and strength which helped them reflect on their own. In the final essay the women are able to come together and see lady in red’s experience which causes them all to see the worth in themselves and to find when the rainbow is enough. They find strength through their connection to each other and are able to see god in themselves and love her. This final poem gives the …show more content…
It gives the choreopoem a purpose it is no longer sharing these stories but showing how they can have an affect on others. The author uses Lady in Red to begin introducing this idea of self love. The stories of the other women inspired the character to see their own beauty. Lady in red begins a chain reaction as she is able to find god within herself and love her, the other women are able to begin to see god within themselves too. “All of the ladies repeat to themselves softly the lines 'i found god in myself & i loved her.' It soon becomes a song of joy…” All of the characters have learned from each other’s stories and life experiences. Such as when lady in yellow realizes the value of her love by stating “my love is too delicate to have thrown back on my face” and the other women learn from hear and echo similar statements like like lady in brown saying “my love is too beautiful to have thrown back on my face.” The sharing of these stories has made all of them stronger and by realizing the strength and beauty within each other they are able to realize these qualities within themselves. This passage shows how the women's perspective of themselves evolves and brings ntozake’s extended rainbow metaphor to a