Analysis Of Toi Derricotte's 'Black Boys Play The Classics'

In this world, we all created unique and equal, but are we getting treated equally by our unique physical features? A poet name Toi Derricotte was focused on mainly racism, she also had written lots of poems about racism. The poem in the book that I selected to compare is “Black Boys Play the Classics” and the other one I found on poetry foundation website is “A Note on My Son’s Face”. In “Black Boys Play the Classics” was more about generally the color of skins of each human being races and how they act due to their certain color of skin and race. On the other hand, the poem “A Note on My Son’s Face” was more focused on the racism and hatred toward the black race, which Derricotte portray the picture through her own experiences from her son. …show more content…
The major comparisons between the two poems about racism and discrimination, plus scholars’ articles of proofs and experiences should be the best reason why those acts should be abolished in this society, so every can have a better and more peaceful world. The first major comparisons Derricotte used to describe the separation of people is racism. Racism is the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so …show more content…
Mckinney. People often get discriminate against by the color of their skin, race, sex, or many more. For example, “whites have the ability and opportunity to discriminate as individuals, yet much of their power to harm African Americans or other Americans of color comes from their membership in larger white-dominated social networks and organizations” (Feagin, 1), white people usually have more power and the ability to discriminate against African American or others people who have different skin color. These discrimination acts can happen anywhere at any time. According to the article by Feagin, Joe R., and Karyn D. Mckinney, “They experienced discrimination while shopping, dining, or staying in a hotel. Nearly eight in ten had experienced discrimination at a restaurant, while about seven in ten reported discriminations in hotels and while shopping. Other major research studies have found serious levels of discrimination for African Americans shopping for new cars, in bail-setting by judges, and in medical treatment by physicians.”, so the African American people basically got discriminated against everywhere and that is not fair at all to them. African American are people, everyone just born differently, but that is very unfair and they did not deserve to get treated like