Thematic Statement: Gwendolyn Brooks’ harsh, “Kitchenette Building,” shows a depressed mother struggling to find her purpose in life and realizing that dream are not reality.
Paragraph: Brooks makes use of indirect characterization to reveal the mother’s attitude towards the idea of dream. In line 2-3: “Dream’ makes a giddy sound, not strong / Like “rent,” “feeding a wife”, “satisfying a man.” It is clear that the mother likes the idea of dream, however,she realizes that a dream isn’t remotely important nor realistic compared to her “real life” worries, such as, rent, food, and other needs.
Paragraph: Brooks makes use of indirect characterization to reveal the mother’s attitude towards the idea of dream. In line 2-3: “Dream’ makes a giddy sound, not strong / Like “rent,” “feeding a wife”, “satisfying a man.” It is clear that the mother likes the idea of dream, however,she realizes that a dream isn’t remotely important nor realistic compared to her “real life” worries, such as, rent, food, and other needs.