Stage Light In Miss Mary's Speech

When Miss Mary says “we” she includes all colored people who are living in poverty or improper conditions; however, when Brother Jack says we he is being more exclusive, for his “we” only applies to white and black people who have come together under the organization to fight for equality together. On the other hand Miss Mary is very inclusive and caring, accepted any impoverished person into her home, for Miss Mary overlooks racial background and is just willing to help the poor in general.

47. The narrator grows enraged upon seeing the cast iron bank in his room in Miss Mary’s house because it represents a racist stereotype of black people. The narrator grows even more angry when he begins to question why Miss Mary would even keep the figure

The narrator feels isolated on the stage while giving his speech due to the blindingly bright stage lights. The stage lights blind the narrator from being able to see his audience, thus getting rid of eye contact which would allow the narrator to see how the audience viewing his speech. Due to the separation of the narrator from the audience he begins to feel like his speech will be less affective because he cannot build off the visual ques from the audience, the narrator is blind relying solely the audience’s vocal reactions to the narrator’s speech. The bright stage lights separate the narrator from the reality of his own speech, causing the speech to become increasingly emotional and personal due to the fact that the narrator cannot physical see a single person in the audience to which the speech is directed

Brother Tarp’s slave chain-link differs from Dr. Bledsoe’s for Tarp’s link showcases the struggle Tarp under went to hack the link free from his chain and that he had to escape and runaway from slavery. In Dr. Bledsoe’s case the chain-link is in pristine condition and has no connection to his enslavement because he was never enslaved before. Tarp’s chain-link shows the real nature of the struggle millions of black people had to undergo in order to escape slavery, and the burdens they carry for the rest of their lives; however, Dr. Bledsoe’s chain link is just a place holder representing a struggle he will never fully