On The Subway: How Whites Look Down On African-Americans

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“On The Subway” Essay What brings depth into the poem “On The Subway”, is how whites look down on African-Americans and continue to. As the poem starts, the speaker, thinks that the African-American boy that’s across from her is going to steal her fur coat, briefcase, and maybe even her life because “He has the casual cold look of a mugger.” which also gives her the assumption that this black boy is going to take her belongings because of his looks and what he’s wearing “He is wearing red, like the inside of the body exposed.” “I look at his raw face.” As the poem continues and the speaker continues to watch the boy, she begins to realize that the boy may just be looking at her the same way she’s looking at him. Almost as if he’s thinking

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