The novels “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, “Brown Girl, Brownstones” by Paule Marshall and “Citizen An American Lyric” by Claudia all are different books that tell different stories and written by different people, but one thing all 3 of these book share in common is a very old but important social issue which is Race and Racism. The way these authors use their topics as a subdivision of the theme or a social issue so that their main point becomes more clear and understandable is very interesting having that each of these authors have a different way of addressing the situation. Even though each of these novels are different I would like to focus on the social issue that each of these authors address in their book and how they use literature
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What makes this novel not only stand out but also gather the attention of many critics within its first year of being released is that this novel is told in a poetry form based on past experiences in Rankie life and also on friends, and other people, Rankie also uses art, and images to help give the reader a more visual understanding of the more serious issue. Rankie examines racism in america through her past experiences with herself and friends and connects them all to a more serious social issue which is racism, stereotype and how it can affect your everyday life. Frankie makes you realized that sometimes racism can happen at the slip of the tongue, you can simply be making a joke and without knowing you could be offending a race. Another thing Rankie addresses in her book is that racism can occur in any way is not just based on race but it 's also based on gender, class, stereotype, etc. What’s interesting about the way Rankine choose to write this book in a form of a novel is that usually people including myself look at poetry as just that poetry but Rankine sort of gives this new understanding that it 's not just poetry and infact it can do so much more in this case it can express the importance of racism in america. This is where i find that Rankie uses language to have her readers more engaged along with the arts and photographs she incorporates in her
What makes this novel not only stand out but also gather the attention of many critics within its first year of being released is that this novel is told in a poetry form based on past experiences in Rankie life and also on friends, and other people, Rankie also uses art, and images to help give the reader a more visual understanding of the more serious issue. Rankie examines racism in america through her past experiences with herself and friends and connects them all to a more serious social issue which is racism, stereotype and how it can affect your everyday life. Frankie makes you realized that sometimes racism can happen at the slip of the tongue, you can simply be making a joke and without knowing you could be offending a race. Another thing Rankie addresses in her book is that racism can occur in any way is not just based on race but it 's also based on gender, class, stereotype, etc. What’s interesting about the way Rankine choose to write this book in a form of a novel is that usually people including myself look at poetry as just that poetry but Rankine sort of gives this new understanding that it 's not just poetry and infact it can do so much more in this case it can express the importance of racism in america. This is where i find that Rankie uses language to have her readers more engaged along with the arts and photographs she incorporates in her