Monday, February 27, 2012

Sonia Weitz's: My Black Messiah

This is a poem about this Black soldier who saw what terrible state that these people were in. My annotations might help you understand this poem. This poem is called "My Black Messiah."
First paragraph. When she says that she never saw a black before she really meant that she has never saw an African American before. the reason that she has never saw a black before is because, at this time, Germany was under Hitlers control. meaning that only Germans could live in Germany that basically leads to the extermination of anyone or anything that wasn't German by Hitlers perspective. Next annotation. Her instant reaction is that this GI will set her free before she dies. A Messiah is a leader or savior of a particular group of people. most likely a religious savior.
Second paragraph. My first annotation is about here relief that the Messiah had come for her. My second annotation was a metaphor. This metaphor was interesting because she compares a mans vision with a blind mans vision. She says, "Stared with eyes that didn't see." This is a metaphor because it compares without like or as. After that line in the second paragraph she states that he never heard a single word that hung absurd on my tongue. Absurd, in this case, means unreasonably.
Third paragraph. This paragraph is not what you would expect if you were in Sonia Weitz's position at the time. The "savior" did not set her free but just stood there. She saw his shock and horror in his eyes and she new the kind of of shock that he was in. For here it was the cruelty to Jews and how no one would speak out and say that Jews were not the enemy of new Germany. The only thing that gave his emotion of horror away was in his eyes. Hi did not cry, he did not say a word all he did was stand there and let a flood of devastation was him away as if he innocence was forever slain.
Forth paragraph. This paragraph is about how the black GI had left her in her camp with her sister. "We went our separate ways without a trace." she said. I joined the last and second last paragraph together. my next annotation was a bout how they still hold a tight bond of a dare. A dare to live, to hope, to smile... and yet they vow not ever to forget.
This poem is very interesting because You will almost never think that a Black GI would just storm into a concentration camp and stop at the horror of this murderers. I honestly think that his choice to leave was good so that he didn't get her killed as well. I can connect because my best friend in India was a black and he left and went to Jordan. This poem made me feel sad because that GI just left her there to suffer.

1 comment:

  1. Fix a lot Capitalization. But you have a nice start. Fix spelling. Nice annotations i liked them. But you should improve on your connection and give more detail as well as describing what stood up for you. Good job! be sure to check next time! - Deeban

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