The Subway Sharold Olds Analysis

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The Poem by Sharold Olds tells a story of two people living in two different worlds. The two portraits that shared olds creates is one of a privileged white female and an impoverished black male. The poem is told from the woman’s perspective that uses imagery to describe how they are different from one another. Through the difference the woman in this poem realize how much more privileged and easy her life seems to be compared to the mans.
The imagery use in this poem helps review the different lives the two people live. He is wearing red’ Aim is wearing a fur coat”. She also includes “I am wearing dark fur, the whole skin of an animal taken and used”. The imagery

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