This poem that I am going to write about is called “We real cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks. Gwendolyn Brooks was born on June 7,1917 in Topeka, Kansas and died on December 3, 2000 in Chicago Illinois. This poem was written in 1959 and published in 1960. This poem also has a subtitle called “The pool players. Seven at the golden shovel”. This might suggest that the main idea of this poem can be about a group of people at a pool hall. This poem was written at a time in society when segregation was at its peak and jazz music was popular. In my opinion, this poem is about a group of pool players that is living a rebellious life and not thinking about mortality. The poet uses anaphora and alliteration in her poem. The word “we” in this poem is an anaphora
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These pool players could be adolescence or young adults that should be in school, but instead they are in pool halls. You can compare this to kids who play hooky. The American society is about getting a good education so you can get a good job and live a meaningful and productive life. Skipping school can lead to a dangerous that can include unprotected sex with multiple partners, drug dealing, and other criminal activities. When the poet use “Jazz June and die soon” it can be interpreted as if you skip school and play hooky, it can lead to poverty, criminal activity, health issues, which can ultimately lead to years being cut short in your life. When the poet said ‘We real cool. We left school” that can be interpreted as what the pool players are thinking in terms of self image. Assuming that the pool players are teenagers, they are going through the Erickson stage of identity versus role confusion. The meaning of this is teenagers are still trying to figure out there self identity. These pool players are probably trying to figure out if it is acceptable to hang out I pool halls instead of being enrolled in school. Peer pressure also has to be considered. Teenagers are going through hormonal changes and it is common to find teenagers doing activities that you see an adult performing. If teenagers do not figure out their
These pool players could be adolescence or young adults that should be in school, but instead they are in pool halls. You can compare this to kids who play hooky. The American society is about getting a good education so you can get a good job and live a meaningful and productive life. Skipping school can lead to a dangerous that can include unprotected sex with multiple partners, drug dealing, and other criminal activities. When the poet use “Jazz June and die soon” it can be interpreted as if you skip school and play hooky, it can lead to poverty, criminal activity, health issues, which can ultimately lead to years being cut short in your life. When the poet said ‘We real cool. We left school” that can be interpreted as what the pool players are thinking in terms of self image. Assuming that the pool players are teenagers, they are going through the Erickson stage of identity versus role confusion. The meaning of this is teenagers are still trying to figure out there self identity. These pool players are probably trying to figure out if it is acceptable to hang out I pool halls instead of being enrolled in school. Peer pressure also has to be considered. Teenagers are going through hormonal changes and it is common to find teenagers doing activities that you see an adult performing. If teenagers do not figure out their