Today was an unusually warm day, especially for a Canadian
Winter. Normally, I'm the kind of person of prefers their winters to be chilly,
with lots of snow, but I suppose today was a nice change of pace. Now, thats
enough of the casual chit because today I will be writing my first ever blog
entry so, with out further a due, let's get down to business!
Today's Topic is a poem called "Knock Knock" by
Daniel Beaty. This poem is about a young, African American boy, whose father
was taken away from him to work in the corn fields, as a slave. As a result,
The boy is forced to learn how to grow up, and become a man, all on his own.
Throughout the poem, the key phrase
"knock knock" reoccurs and changes in definition from start to end;
at the beginning of the poem it referred to the game that the boy and his
father used to play together and by the end of the poem, it gains a much deeper
meaning, and is used as a metaphor for "knock knocking" down
difficult barriers in life.
This poem can be related back to Kathryn Stockett's
"The help." During the climax of the book, Aibileen, the family maid,
is fired and is forced to leave the child she's been raising; Mae Mobley. Aibileen
has been a very motherly towards Mae Mobley and in response, she has grown very
fond of her, and even idolizes her. This relates back to the poem because,
because Mae Mobley's idolized person, Aibileen, was taken away from her,
leaving her to mature and overcome obstacles in life, all on her own, much like
how the boy was forced to grow up without his father.
If you want to watch Daniel Beaty perform this poem, on
stage, click the link below!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eYH0AFx6yI
Good Night Everyone, and I hope you enjoyed reading my first
ever blog entry!
