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Sugar Cane Cutting Scene Analysis

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The poem Sugar Cane by Grace Nichols and The painting Cane Cutting Scene have similarities and differences. One similarity is that they are both about slaves growing sugar cane. “it is us who groom and weed him” (Nichols 32). The painting also shows slaves growing and harvesting sugar cane. Another similarity is that the slaves suffer and go through pain while working. The painting shows slaves working very hard and doing difficult jobs. Nichols states in her poem “He suffer from bellywork burning fever” (Nichols 20).
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