LITERATURE QUESTIONS
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
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That they learn from her mistakes.
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That they have richer lives than hers.
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That they have all they ever wished for themselves.
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That they experience all the pain and embarrassment of being a woman.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Clifton, Lucille A sharp poem, directed to the sons of men. The poet wishes them periods, cramps, clots, and hot flashes. She wishes them the difficulties and embarrassments of the female gender. Mostly, she wishes that they experience the arrogance of gynecologists, “not unlike themselves."
Detailed explanation-2: -Empathy and Education Surrounding Menstruation The poet centers the lived experiences of girls coming to terms with their unpredictable periods and the myriad of symptoms that follow, exploring these codes of femininity by wishing the everyday experiences of womanhood onto boys.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lucille Clifton was born in 1936 in DePew, New York, and grew up in Buffalo. She studied at Howard University, before transferring to SUNY Fredonia, near her hometown.