Hello Mariah Cullen Summary

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Hello, Mariah~~ The poem is written from the perspective of a Black poet. It is not clear whether the narrator is Cullen himself or not. The poet motivates on his uncertainties and confusions about the world regarding to the connection with God and humans, in specific, his own particular role and place in the world. Cullen starts by asserting his confidence in God but also considers the nature of God. Cullen describe to Greek myths by making a reference to the punishment of Sisyphus and Tantalus. Tantalus is forever working for the eternal destiny starving, while Sisyphus was doomed to eternal effort, by either climbing an unending stairway or constantly rolling a large boulder up a hill. God 's ways are human also reported the reason behind