Audre Lorde

"essences of her feminism", and she struggled with it. This idea is also illustrated in, The Cancer Journals: Lourdes Mastectomy as an Identity, Audre Lorde was shocked to “realized that the attitude towards prosthesis after breast cancer is an index of this society’s attitude towards women in general as decoration and externally defined sex object” (Alshhre, 5). Lorde also found that breasts were part of the definition of femininity to most people in society. Because we have created a set of…

experinces for this reader; Audre Lorde extricated me as a reader. Throughout the reading I truly could identify with the events that were being spoken of in the writing. One of many significant point of Lorde, 2000 is the Mythical norm; the mythical norm anschauung an announcement that many African American or Blacks have had to deal with all their lives. The appalling and aprotic fact is that today it is still accruing in the same format of institutionalized rejection (Lorde, 2000, p.…

to be defined by others. Novelists and essayists like Audre Lorde and Barbara Smith both considered themselves lesbians. In being what many would call lesbians women as well as men face criticism from society, a society that believes that heterosexual relationships are the proper form of relationships. Audre Lorde said, “It is not our differences that divide us, it is not our in ability to recognize, accept and celebrate those differences” (Lorde 3). Society understands the concept of different…

An African American girl. A feminist poet. A racist world. Audre lorde challenged stereotypes of all kind. Audre lorde explored poetry in a new kind of way. Her poetry focused on relationships between friends, family, lovers and many more. More importantly she also incorporated racial and sexuality into these poems. Her poems were widely influenced by her surroundings. For example, things such as; the racist world she lived in, her emotional state of being, and all the violence, neglect, and…

lady (Every Friday). Speaking out is not a virtue that women are encouraged to practice. In fact, often times women are suppressed to not express their feelings. In consequence, it can bruise those who tried to speak out and speak up as Audre Lorde once wrote (Lorde, 40). Therefore, women often times fear speaking out in order not to look weaker more than what they already are. Or else, the fear for their safety if they speak, because women should not fight back, hence and they are inherently…

Nation of Lies Why do we lie to others, but expect others to be honest with us? Today in society, lies have embodied the lives of many to the point where it has become a natural part of our lifestyle. Lying has become a natural habit for us, it has become a factor in how we carry out our lives. Whether we may have lied in consideration of how others may feel, or if it was because we did not want to carry out something we were assigned, lying has become so natural to us that we cannot…

told that you are not good enough? “Coal” by Audre Lorde is a poetry that encourage self-appreciation. According to the speaker, words carry implicit meaning. Moreover, the speaker compares open words to a diamond while comparing others words to stapled wagers. It is understandable that positive words grant you power while negative words hurt your feeling. But what words are considering open and which are not open? With the use of imagery and simile, Lorde demonstrates the way we can control the…

The first stanza of “Hanging Fire” by Audre Lorde focuses on the physical characteristics of the speaker. A nameless teenager who is stuck in this prolonged delay before adulthood. She is in a conflict with both her love interest and mother and is engaging in self-deprecation regarding her appearance. “My skin has betrayed me” prefaces the main use of visual imagery in the first stanza which is “how come my knees are so ashy”. On first glance it would appear that this is just a self-inflicted…

In the reading “The use of Anger: Women Responding to Racism” by. Audre Lorde it stated that many people respond to racism with anger simply because they see it as something that isn’t right. Lord also explores the complicated reactions that result from being discriminated against. Specifically addressing how other women who have a problem with the anger of black women. It is stated that the authors primary reaction to racism is anger an appropriate reaction to injustice. She distinguishes…

Man Child: A Black Lesbian Feminist’s Response Firstly, Audre Lorde is writing this story around 1970s, that must have been a very hard to be a person of color but, a lesbian in an inter racial, same gender relationship. When she first felt that it was important to make her son stand up to the bullies, i agreed with her. After reading more and seeing how she shared with her son i changed my mind. I was completly with her that her son need to be taught how to be strong as a person of color. It…