Robert Jones Engl. 2072-001 02/24/2010 Evaluate and Distinction Of Malcolm X Poems Malcolm X, probably the most iconic faces of the civil rights motion if usually paid tribute to by writers and poets. Robert Hayden and Margaret Walker are two African American poets that paid homage to Malcolm X. Apparently sufficient; two poems about the identical individual are written in two utterly alternative ways and give attention to separate intervals of his life. Robert Hayden focuses on Malcolm’s life as an enormous image and makes use of metamorphosis because the central theme, together with metaphoric language all through to color the image of a really non secular, very centered man.
Margaret Walker focuses on the dying of Malcolm X. She makes use of sonnets to kind her poem and vehement descriptive language to paid homage to the late Malcolm X. Instantly within the subsequent 4 strains Malcolm’s childhood transforms into his teenage/younger maturity years. He appears to be happier than he was as a baby, but nonetheless troubled. He turned referred to as Dee-troit Purple Malcolm was already fleeing his given identify on the search to vary who he felt he was. The metamorphosis that Hayden focuses on is made much more obvious with this line.
He conked his hair Hayden doesn’t meaninglessly place this line into the poem. The conking of the hair was one thing that was very talked-about amongst many African American males throughout the 1920’s by means of the 1960’s. This was an try by Malcolm to look to look extra like a white male. The try of metamorphosis was not solely the central them of Hayden’s poem however was additionally a central theme within the lifetime of Malcolm X. Malcolm’s childhood managed what he was slowly changing into as an grownup. “His injured childhood bullied him…he couldn’t harm the enemy powered towards him there. In these few strains within the poem it was obvious that Malcolm have made some makes an attempt to raised himself and maybe acquire equality however the proof of his troubled youth and want for change held him again. Half three of Hayden’s poem solidifies the theme of metamorphosis. “He X’d his identify”, the letter X is used within the poem as a way of abandonment. Even perhaps abandonment into the unknown. The Malcolm X that’s identified by many at present is proven on this a part of the poem. “He turned his individuals’s anger…vengeance for his or her previous. ” The by any means vital Malcolm that’s immortalized was ere partially three. He was considered by many as an offended particular person. His metamorphosis is lastly at its achievement right here. Hayden nonetheless makes use of the time period ice to create the opposition of Malcolm. “Drive them from the luxurious ice gardens of their servitude” Ice is seemingly nonetheless the evil white people who had been current to start with of the poem as a result of Hayden speaks of servitude on this line, which is slavery. Malcolm change is everlasting now and he’s making an attempt to vary these round him as properly. Half 4 of this poem is the place the modified Malcolm meets his demise. He turns into a martyr.
Hayden writes that “time introduced the enduring trophies. ” On this level on Malcolm’s life his change was perpetually as a consequence of his dying. “Hejira to his last metamorphosis”, Hejira is a burial place in Saudi Arabia. Hayden locations this metropolis within the poem to permit readers the all-powerful really feel that Malcolm’s last metamorphosis was immediately linked and guided to his dying. Margaret Walker focuses on Malcolm X’s dying her poem “For Malcolm X” was meant to pay homage and even perhaps respect to Malcolm X. There are some similarities discovered between her poem and Robert Hayden’s poem. Her central theme is dying.
She makes use of sonnet kind to color an image of the funeral of Malcolm X and likewise creates emotion by means of her descriptive language. “All you violent ones…whose hearts cry out heartbreak”, in these two strains there are seemingly reverse meanings however Margaret Walker paints the image of wrestle simply as Hayden did at the start of his poem. Each authors makes use of profoundly descriptive dialect. “Whose black faces have hollowed pits for eyes”, the scene created right here jumps out due to the way in which it was written. The central theme of dying turns into dominant on this one line. The eyes have been considered by many as a portal to ones soul.
Whether it is hole the individual if considered lifeless or and not using a soul. Utilizing black as an alternative of African American creates a sense of dying. Black is the widely accepted colour of apparel to mourn ones dying at a funeral. One other similarity that was obvious between each Walker and Hayden was their views of white individuals. Though Hayden makes use of phrases similar to: icy: Walker makes use of the time period white satan. Each are very descriptive language used to explain the white man at that time limit. Margaret Walker creates the scene by permitting readers perception into the scene of the funeral. All you playing sons and hooked youngsters and bowery bums”, that is letting us know the people who find themselves in attendance at this funeral. Each authors make it obvious that the black bourgeoisie is simply as negatively considered the hateful white individual. Malcolm conked his hair which after he had finished it turned obvious to him that he was attempting to painting himself extra favorably within the white individual’s eyes. Margaret Walker speaks of the black bourgeoisie and this one the extra widespread occurrences of the black bourgeoisie, to conk their hair.
Margaret Walker and Robert Hayden each acknowledge Malcolm’s relation to the Nation of Islam. Hayden centered his poem round this phase of Malcolm’s life. Walker’s description of Malcolm’s physique reveals that his faith was an necessary a part of his life. “The snow white moslem head-dress round a black face”, she maintains the theme of dying by means of the distinction of colour right here. Walker simply as Hayden used metaphoric language in her poem to explain what Malcolm and his phrases meant to individuals. “Our blood and water pour out of your flowing wounds”, with Malcolm’s dying many individuals felt as if part of themselves had died as properly.
He was a driving pressure within the civil rights motion and other people discovered life in him. With dying being the central theme the strains subsequent to this one describes issues that will bodily kill an individual nevertheless it gave a brand new perspective on life to those that heard his phrases. “You may have reduce or breasts and dug scalpels into our brains”, his phrases pricked the hearts of most of the individuals who heard them and brought on them to suppose extra and take cost of their freedom. Describing this by means of actions that will result in dying made these strains within the poem very profound.
