The Man with a Hoe
The Man with a Hoe is a very interesting poem that sends across a clear message. The message being one of giving those who work hard and are essentially working slaves a voice. The poem gives the workers the voice that they could never give, the voice that those who worked all day and had no time for education or creativity could never muster up themselves given their situation. One section I was en-captivated by was in the line "if the broken shape of God's dream is really what they want to present to God as their own handiwork." This was a direct shot at landowners and those in power who sit back and watch their workers do the labor, then proceed to claim the finished product as their own. This has been going on for generations, the first thing that came to mind was how you always hear about how great the Pharaohs were and the great pyramids but you never hear about the workers. This is exactly what the author was getting at, and it is clear that the author wants to show the true strength and value of a worker as more than a mere cog in a grander scheme.
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