As we know the poem “For Malcolm X” is wrote by Margaret Walker. Based on my research, “Margaret Walker, in full Margaret Abigail Walker, married name Margaret Alexander, (born July 7, 1915, Birmingham, Ala., U.S.—died Nov. 30, 1998, Chicago, Ill.), American novelist and poet who was one of the leading black woman writers of the mid-20th century” (Britannica). At the same time, “Her literature generally contained African American themes” (Goodreads). According to her background, we will introduce Malcolm X and analysis the poem “For Malcolm X”. In addition, we need to understand the poetry “For Malcolm X” background and why Margaret Walker wrote the poem.
We all know Malcolm X which is same as Margaret Walker also is an African- American citizen. …show more content…
Beautiful were your sand-papering words against our skins!
Our blood and water pour from your flowing wounds.
You have cut open our breasts and dug scalpels in our brains
When and Where will another come to take your holy place?
Old man mumbling in his dotage, crying child, unborn?” (WALKER,4-10).
The part of poem describes Malcom X. The author uses some beautiful adjective to describe the appearance of Africa American such as “Snow-white moslem head-dress” “a dead black face” and “Beautiful against our skins”. “You have cut open our breasts and dug scalpels in our brains”, describe Malcom X is a capacity person. He leads to the most of Africa American open their mine. However, they do not have their leaders anymore because Malcom X was killed. Therefore, the author hopes they have a leader same as Malcom X. Through the poem we see the Malcom X as a leader, he has a lot of achievement in their nation. He leads their nation to create a new idea. at the same time, he tries to help their nation got the same right. He always thinks his thought whatever nor correct and change his mind to implement. Therefore, I think the poem is sadness poem and the author have same …show more content…
There are several reasons can prove that. i think the most reason is that Walk same as Malcolm is come from Africa American. They have same feeling about their nations got discrimination. At the same time, it related to the history. In previous learning, our teacher ever told us that tens of thousands of serfs were trafficked from Africa In the history of the United States. Serfs were in a very low status until serfdom was abolished in the Civil War, but people were still discriminated against. At the same time, Malcolm is their leaders. Therefore, Walker want to write the poem to express his feeling and praise their leaders. At the same time, he expresses every Africa American feeling, so he want to wrote those
We all know Malcolm X which is same as Margaret Walker also is an African- American citizen. …show more content…
Beautiful were your sand-papering words against our skins!
Our blood and water pour from your flowing wounds.
You have cut open our breasts and dug scalpels in our brains
When and Where will another come to take your holy place?
Old man mumbling in his dotage, crying child, unborn?” (WALKER,4-10).
The part of poem describes Malcom X. The author uses some beautiful adjective to describe the appearance of Africa American such as “Snow-white moslem head-dress” “a dead black face” and “Beautiful against our skins”. “You have cut open our breasts and dug scalpels in our brains”, describe Malcom X is a capacity person. He leads to the most of Africa American open their mine. However, they do not have their leaders anymore because Malcom X was killed. Therefore, the author hopes they have a leader same as Malcom X. Through the poem we see the Malcom X as a leader, he has a lot of achievement in their nation. He leads their nation to create a new idea. at the same time, he tries to help their nation got the same right. He always thinks his thought whatever nor correct and change his mind to implement. Therefore, I think the poem is sadness poem and the author have same …show more content…
There are several reasons can prove that. i think the most reason is that Walk same as Malcolm is come from Africa American. They have same feeling about their nations got discrimination. At the same time, it related to the history. In previous learning, our teacher ever told us that tens of thousands of serfs were trafficked from Africa In the history of the United States. Serfs were in a very low status until serfdom was abolished in the Civil War, but people were still discriminated against. At the same time, Malcolm is their leaders. Therefore, Walker want to write the poem to express his feeling and praise their leaders. At the same time, he expresses every Africa American feeling, so he want to wrote those