In this poem Sharon Olds brings two opposing worlds together and puts them together. The poem begins with a subtle situation when two strangers sit on opposite sides of each other. Sharon Olds first describes the situation as mysterious she uses imagery to describe what the stranger is wearing she describes him as having "the cold look of a mugger" also the setting of the poem was gloomy.
During the second half of the poem the character begins to compare themselves to the black man.The character does not know who looks more intimidating. Is her white complexion intimidating to the black man or is his black complexion intimidating to her. Through her perspective she sees a black man who is "raw" with "a look of a mugger". But looking through
During the second half of the poem the character begins to compare themselves to the black man.The character does not know who looks more intimidating. Is her white complexion intimidating to the black man or is his black complexion intimidating to her. Through her perspective she sees a black man who is "raw" with "a look of a mugger". But looking through