Wednesday, October 12, 2011

John Edgar Wideman

Well what he read was very powerful and I could only marvel at his structure of writing. The dated events that alternated between the two different viewpoints of white and black was like watching a Quentin Tarantino film where the vents are all jumbled. It didn't help that his voice was a la Morgan Freeman. Having said this I just came off a whole year of white vs. black racist literature so I am racismed out. His tie into the modern situation of the black father defending his son was a great connection to today and a reminder that racism is still a major issue.

1 comment:

  1. This piece made me think of Pulp Fiction. The strongest aspect of your works is definitely your use of description.

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