"BIGGER" Poems :)

Hey everyone!

I had a lot of fun writing my "Bigger" poem so I wanted to start this post so that all of us could share our ideas, give commentary about each others poems & analyze what each of our poems means to each of us. Of course, the meaning you get may not be the same as the poet's but that's the powerful thing about a poem; that it can be interpreted is so many different ways and mean something totally different to each reader. Here is my poem. Read it. Love it. Tear it apart with your criticism. :)

BIGGER is he, who fights
Against oppression.
BIGGER are they who speak out against
Their self-inflicted frustration.
BIGGER are the numbers,
Of the victims tainted by discrimination.

The chains of human bigotry,
The locks of pure antipathy,
White are the men,
That robbed mankind of its dignity.

Inside the darkness of the shroud
My whole body, my being is devoured
By this overwhelming force
That never once felt remorse.

Black faces, with shame are blighted
Raped, and beaten for all to sight
Crying out to the heavens in rage,
Much like the bird cries from within his cage.

Native Son

Since we began reading Native son, I've been wanting to create a post, so here we go. (:

The action in Native Son starts very quickly; right away we see the violence in Bigger (killing of the rat). However, his violence escalates to fighting with Gus, then to the amazing killing of Mary Dalton. Some would think that he might become more humane because he killed Mary, and he should feel badly for what he did. However, he has become more paranoid; which I believe will lead to something worse, or maybe causing him to become insane. We're only about 100 pages into the novel, but it's intriguing. I love that he became so paranoid that he cut Mary's head and burned it with the rest of her body... IN HER OWN FAMILY FERNACE!
If I had Bigger in front of me, I'd love to question him and see what exactly was running through his mind. I believe he acted solely out of fear. He should have just left her laying in bed so that in the morning her family would think she died from alcohol poisoning. This comes to show how different Bigger is from the rest; he doesn't process the same as others. He let his paranoia get to him.
Let's keep reading to see what happens with Bigger in Flight! I'm so excited.

Now, to comment on Wright's style of writing. He uses dialogue on almost every page, and the way he uses language conveys Bigger's desires and his motivation. Wright wants the readers to see how much of an impact society has on him. Bigger has let society create him as time goes by, and it's come to a point that he's doing some crazy things. The using of colors such as black and white can be tied to society in those days. For example, right after he killed Mary it began to snow, and the color is white. It might be that it's coming to haunt him and to show that the white society is overwhelming for him...
Okay, I'm going to stop "wrighting" and let other people share their ideas.(:

Mighty Casey Has Struck Out

There is an old poem about an expert baseball player named Casey who made his baseball team lose the biggest game in their league simply because he refused to even bother swinging at the first two pitches and then he missed the third. Perhaps I am being a little harsh, but that is what I am seeing happening to this blog. Sure it seems great at first glance. Then you look and see that the last post was posted back in May. Are we going to act like we're the best but end up flaking out in the end? I don't know if anybody is even bothering to read this, but if you are, please post something, people. The past AP English students and those of the present should all be contributing to this blog. If we are going to decide it's not worth it, then we are going to stumble just like Mighty Casey on his third pitch and end up losing the game.