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Question 4
Sept 2, 2022 22:07:42 GMT -5
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Post by sophocles on Sept 2, 2022 22:07:42 GMT -5
Washington DC, is supposed to portray freedom and equality simply what Lorde later realizes that it truly does not represent that. This is Lorde's first time visiting, she doesn't know what to expect but a fun summer trip. She knows about racism and how her sister was excluded from the class field trip due to her skin color. But when she asks questions her parents never answer. For instance her parents say “ never trust a white person” (Pg.222) lorde never gets an explanation but is left with a “ why?” Until later at the ice cream parlor her and her family are not allowed to eat there due to their skin color. After getting serviced by a “White” waiter Lorde is upset and processing what happened. Maybe her parents took her here to perhaps teach/ educate her due to this being her “summer when I was supposed to stop being a child”. I completely agree I think there’s so much symbolism in this essay. For instance, it being the supposed capital of freedom on the day of freedom, Fourth of July. I also found it interesting that how she incorporated moments that led to the final dam breaking where she really realized how deeply racism was rooted in America. But, I don’t think her parents really took her to Washington D.C. to expose her to racism, I think they just wanted to help her older sister but it ended up harming their family.
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