The “Literature” anthology, has many different selections of readings, of many different types. Three poems that were written in different time periods, but still much reflect today’s world are; “White Lies” By Natasha Trethewey, “Those Winter Sunday’s” by Robert Hayden and lastly “Unknown Citizen” by W.H. Auden. In the poem, “White Lies” it describes an olden time where there was an issue of heritage hate, along with being ashamed of what race you were. This young girl lies to the people about her background, from being unfortunately ashamed of it. “I could easily tell the white folks that we lived uptown, not in that shanty-fied shotgun section along the tracks.” This describes the young girl being ashamed of where she was from, almost as if she was embarrassed. “I could act like my homemade dresses came straight out of the window of Maison Blanche.” The girl feels so left out and wants to be like the others, so she lies to the white folk about where her dresses came from, she was so ashamed.
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The father of this family is a hardworking man, which makes sure their family has a lit fireplace to keep their home warm. “Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueback cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.” This is telling that the boy never realized what his father did for them was beneficial and he was only trying to provide and help him family. “Speaking indifferently to him, who had driven out the cold and polished my good shoes as well. What did I know, what did I know of the love’s austere and lonely offices?” At this point in the poem, the boy is realizing what is father is doing for him, and that he was just trying to help and show his care and
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The father of this family is a hardworking man, which makes sure their family has a lit fireplace to keep their home warm. “Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueback cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.” This is telling that the boy never realized what his father did for them was beneficial and he was only trying to provide and help him family. “Speaking indifferently to him, who had driven out the cold and polished my good shoes as well. What did I know, what did I know of the love’s austere and lonely offices?” At this point in the poem, the boy is realizing what is father is doing for him, and that he was just trying to help and show his care and