Friday, October 1, 2010
Eyes and Teeth
The short story called "Eyes and Teeth" is from the book "Coming of Age in America" by Wanda Coleman. The story is told by a girl who is playing with her cousin, Buzz. They are both the oldest of their family, and their mothers are sisters. They are playing hide and go seek, when Buzz hears his mom talking to his aunt in the kitchen. She says that she loves her new baby, and his color. She goes on to say how ugly Buzz is, and how she can't stand to look at him. When he hears this, he starts crying and runs out of the room. His mother then notices that Buzz had been listening the whole time, and runs to try and apologize. What I didn't like is that the story wasn't very clear on what happened. I did like that the story was dramatic. I don't think this would be a very good story to use later on because it was so short.
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They don't know that the girl and Buzz are listening.On the day Buzz's family is leaving, his mother tries to tell him something but he jerks away.He also leaves his family to start his own.After his mother dies, he goes to the funeral with his wife, 2 babies, and new car. It shows that he can be successful even if he is charcoal black.
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