One of the enormous tasks of Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) is “The Bean Eaters.” He has composed the popular poem “We are Real Cool” which describes the childhood memory. In this article, the author has described a couple suffering from poverty. 1. Symbolism: The poem reflects the poverty describing various components like utensils, house, and bean eating behavior. The poem is full of symbolism. Beans are a cheap food, and the couple eats them so often that they are referred to as "the bean eaters," indicating the severity of their poverty. As presented in the poem, “Plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood, Tin flatware,” is the symbol of the couple's poverty include the plain chipware, the tin flatware, the creaking wood, beads, cloths