We Real Cool Essay

In the poem “We Real Cool” written by the first African-American to win a Pulitzer for Poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks discusses how she came across a group of young men at a pool hall, and what she thought they were feeling. Gwendolyn Brooks does a great job of discussing the issues, which African Americans faced during the time of the poem’s publication in the 1950’s in Chicago. Brooks does so in a clear and concise way that engages the readers by using alliteration, rhyme, and monosyllabic words. So when reading the poem it flows easily, and has a catchy, chant like quality. By using a unique frame and structure for her poem, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote a very well written poem that delivered a clear message. At the beginning of the poem we first…

is a great American poet that portrays the lives of many Southern Chicago African Americans. I chose one of her poems We Real Cool, because it shows how some may jump to conclusions without much evidence to support their decisions. In Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem We Real Cool, Brooks talks about the thoughts of some young pool players at a pool house called “The Golden…

characters in “Would Our Two New Lives Include a Third” and “We Real Cool” are in similar situations when speaking of the thirst for adventure, but they handle things a lot differently due to the choices they made in the end. “Would Our Two New Lives Include a Third” is a short story describing…

Gwendolyn Brooks, a female black author. She had written many poems, but to everyone there is one that sticks out the most.“We Real Cool.” She wishes that wasn 't the only poem that she is well-known for but that will do for her. Her poem is very short yet it is good enough to set an image and makes someone think about what era this was at and how it can trigger something. It is based on of the young adults and what they do as an everyday life instead of what they should be doing to better…

“Perhaps what complaining black males want the world to hear is that envy and desire are not aspects of love.” - Bell Hooks, “We Real Cool” For centuries black men have been objectified and dehumanized by the patriarchal world around them. Whether it be on television, in porn, or in published print, men of color are constantly challenged of their masculinity, sexuality, and acceptability by the privileged class. By using examples from the critically acclaimed drama Nymphomaniac; Volume Two by…

discuss the use and effect of sound and sound techniques in the poem, We Real Cool. This poem may be short, but it is full of real world youth problems in today's’ society. The poem seems to be about some young guys just playing pool at the local pool hall. But it is really an outside observer who wonders what these boys may be feeling. She thinks that these boys have dropped out of school and drinking gin while staying out late at night will only shorten their lives. This poem's sound technique…

In the poem, “We Real Cool” the author portrays the themes of identity and reckless abandonment in a simplistic writing form. In the first line the author writes “we real cool”, which helps to form the theme of identity. Identity is defined as “the fact of being who or what a person or thing is”, and by using the personal pronoun “we” the speaker is showing that they identify with this said group. This is significant because one can surround themselves with a group of individuals, however this…

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…

American poet and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Gwendolyn Brooks, National Book Award Winner, Ai Ogawa, and Emmy Award Winning Poet, Kwame Dawes are all essential components of the time of which they wrote. Writer Gwendolyn Brooks is a unique poet who is publishing poems that withstands the Civil Rights Movement. The poem “We Real Cool”, written by Gwendolyn, talks about seven young pool players whom left school to live the fast life and die young trying. Ai Ogawa develops poems with substantial…

In the late 1950s Gwendolyn Brooks writes “We Real Cool”. During this time it was the middle of the civil rights movement and that had a big impact on her writing and this poem in particular. In this poem she writes about her observation of a group of kids and what they must be thinking and feeling. It appears to the reader the kids in the poem are rebellious because she writes about them doing things such as skipping school and drinking. The style of writing is very simplistic, but conveys a…