Indigo and her Dolls

“Sitting among her dolls, Indigo looked quite mad” (3). In the phrase “Sitting among her dolls” Shange presents the reader with a very specific image of Indigo.  Shange’s use of the word “among” in the phrase implies that Indigo has many dolls that are surrounding her.  If Shange had used “next to” instead of “among”…

Social Commentary Through Science Fiction

The genre of science fiction uses a fantastical plot and setting in order to cause its audience or readers to think about their own society. This hypothetical story of aliens coming to the United States provides a way of illustrating the blackness is constantly pushed to the bottom of American society. Even in the scene…

Leaves in the Wind

A moment that struck me in Henry’s Freedom Box is when Henry’s mother tells him “Do you see those leaves blowing in the wind? They are torn from the trees like slave children are torn from their families” (3).  This passage stood out to me because it puts one of the many dehumanizing things done…

Stillness to Movement

At 3:57 in the video for Formation Beyonce moves her shoulders in a circular motion and then nods her head up and down.  This is deformation of mastery from the “allaethesthetic” of this section of the video.  At 3:57 when Beyonce performs this movement she is seen standing in front of a group of men…