1. Cane
Reaction Paper: Cane True to Modernist conventions, Toomer's Cane stretches the boundaries of language and succeeds in blurring the distinction between poetry and prose. The form of Cane is puzzling; in the work, there are sketches, stories and poems. ... Toomer's images of dusk, the foggy time between night and day, between black and white, are magical, mystical, and pregnant with possibility. ... Like Eliot's The Wasteland, Cane is about the lack of a common, cultural heritage and the need for salvation. Unlike The Wasteland, howev...
- Word Count: 291
- Approx Pages: 1
- Grade Level: High School