• Consider how "Still I Rise" and "Warning" Explore Ideas of Freedom or the Lack of it.

     

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Published: 13.09.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Consider how "Still I Rise" and "Warning" Explore Ideas of Freedom or the Lack o', 1.
Extract

"Still I Rise" is set during the apartheid, which was a period in history when the black people from America were segregated from the white people. This led to the lack of freedom, which is shown through the poem. "Warning" is about a young woman thinking about how her life will be in the future, and how she will have no freedom and follow the original stereotypes for old people.
The title shows a great deal about the lack of freedom that the author has experienced; "Still I Rise". The first impression the reader gets from the title is that the author has been oppressed, and has had a…

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