1. Democracy and Realism
We have been taught since elementary school that the pilgrims journeyed away from Europe to escape from the oppression of the British king to be free in the new land of the Americas. ... While Dunbar's ancestors waited for salvation and knew the journey after would not be one of celebration but of a new journey, they still hoped, and hoped, and hoped. Paul Dunbar embodies these emotions within his work, knowing the journey is far from over, but he knows "why the caged bird sings!...
- Word Count: 1871
- Approx Pages: 7
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate