Loading...
Reexamining Gwendolyn Brooks’ “A Song In the Front Yard”: A Tri-Layered Interpretation
Mandela, I. Blaze Balter, Sarah Stinson, Scott D. Dr. Chris Kocela
Mandela, I. Blaze
Balter, Sarah
Stinson, Scott D.
Dr. Chris Kocela
Abstract
The authors examine Gwendolyn Brooks' "A Song in the Front Yard," and destabilize the notion that the narrator is innocent and naive. The authors use a tri-layered analysis module: the “epidermal” literalist examination illustrates the girl is not as naïve as she may seem, the “dermal” metaphorical analysis of the literalist examination reveals underlying race and class issues, and lastly “subcutaneously” distinguishing the significance of the symbolism in the poem contextualized in the era it is written offers the poem as an indictment of intra-racial segmentation and preliminary modes of integration.
Description
Date
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Rights Holder
Usage License
Embargo
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Keywords
Language and Literature, English and American