Sassafrass’ Love Language

Sassafrass’ partner Mitch speaks a striking line from her section of the novel that illustrates both the materiality of Sassafrass’ craft and a reason for the discord in her relationship with Mitch: “You can create whole worlds, girl” (70). In context, Mitch intends to pressure Sassafrass into channeling her self-expression in writing rather than “all…

Him & I – G-Eazy & Halsey: Terms of Endearment or Degradation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA7AIQw-7Ms “Him and I” by G-Eazy and Halsey is a song from 2017 that presents a sort of Bonnie and Clyde love-story the song’s lyrics depict the two lovers/partners in crime living a fast and hard lifestyle. the song lyrics read. Throughout the the song there are various phrases and lines in which the couple of the song…

The South in her is what Matters

The novel ” Sassafras, Cypress, and Indigo” starts off with the youngest of all sisters: Indigo. Unlike her sisters and mother, Indigo is very independent and does not conform to the norms of the older, white society. Instead, she perceives her family’s life as mundane, a constant “back and forth” ( 4) and, from a…

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”…