Tornado Child Analysis

This paper will be taking a look into the carefree lenses of three poems. Carefree in that the authors were unhampered, unrestricted, or unconstrained in their writing styles. The first poem is called “Tornado Child” by Kwame Dawes. Dawes was born in Ghana, spent most of his childhood living in Jamaica and currently lives in South Carolina. He is an Emmy winning professor known for his accomplishments as a poet, author, editor, critic, and musician. As a musician and writer, According to the Poet Foundation, Dawes is said to be profoundly influenced by the rhythms and textures of his Jamaican roots. Next we take a look at ‘The Kid” by Ai, who uses her writing to illustrate the struggles of humans seeking change. Ms. Ai Ogawa (born Florence …show more content…
Jazz June is an expression to show fun in the summer time. Jazz is very sensual, sexual, romantic music. The term Jazz is very explicit. The phrase “Jazz June” ids suggesting that the teens are having sexual relations throughout the summer. During this time period pre-marital sex was nothing to flaunt around in public. The “Tornado Child” and “We Real Cool” both exhibit a strong sexual content, but “We Real Cool” can be related to “The Kid” through violence. Violence is exhibited in “We Real Cool” and “The Kid”. “We strike straight is a term used to express violence through weapons. “We die soon,” (Line 4) stating that just as fast as you live you die. “We real cool” took place in 1959 when Mack Charles Parker was lynched. There were a series of racist bombing’s going on at this time. The Ku Klux Klan also had a lot to do with violence going on at this time. The poem “The Kid” shows all sorts of violence throughout. The boy becomes quickly aggravated by everything and everyone around him. He kills them off one by one. His anger gradually builds to rage. The poem is vivid giving details of each kill. ‘I squeeze the rod; raise it, his skull splits open” (Line 6). He even goes as far as to kill the horses. The poem exhibits not only violence but power along with the poem “Tornado