Analysis of Cane

As I began to read “Cane,” I quickly realized this was going to be a difficult read. I kept thinking about the title because it brought back memories of my grandfather’s story of the origin of the black man. My grandfather believed Cain’s curse for slaying Abel was that he was turned black, “marked”. That was the point in time when the black man was born. He also stated that since black represents the curse, then all black people are inferior to white. It’s disturbing to see how people manipulate the scriptures to feed their personal cause. My grandpa was not the first and he won’t be the last. As you can see my grandpa was a racist. I don’t know why for sure. He was born in 1896 and lived to be 86 years old. He lived through the years of hate and oppression of the black man. I guess somewhere along the way he was taught to be a racist. Children have to be taught, this it doesn’t come natural. Just go to any playground and watch the rainbow of children play with one another, t!

I don’t think that was what Toomer had in mind when he titled it “Cane.” I think the title “Cane” reflects the sorghum sugar cane that was a way of life for the black man. Yet, Toomer may have intended th

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“Reapers” is a poem that reflects the way of life of the rural black man harvesting the fields.

In the poem the “Beehive,” I interpret Toomer this way, the beehive is the city (Harlem) and the bees represent the black people in the city. The murder of a black man named Rhobert; he was drowned in the “Deep River. Even if it means passing on to our final destination with Jesus, there is hope of better days.

“Conversion” is a testimony to the saving power of Christ. It’s like a fire that rages at first but eventually burns down and becomes a heap of glowing coals. And on the inside we are all the same color. ” He continues by stating “It’s not half the terror they picture it. He appears to come to grips with who he is at the end of the story but when he does Bona is gone. Eventually, Kabnis awakens from his denial to the acknowledgement of the Southern violence, domination and economic exploitation.

“Becky” has an interracial affair and ultimately ends up with two “Negro sons. So how do I come to this belief? First, Dan Moore who “was born in a canefield,” is portrayed as a prophet, a Moses, trying to rescue the black people from the Northern urban life.

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