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English Literature Assignment: Champion Of The World

   

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1WRITINGThe essay, “Champion of the world” by Maya Angelou tells the story of the happinessand pride gained by the black people when a black man named Joe Louis wins the boxing worldchampionship. The essay ends with a contradictory line “It wouldn’t be fit for a Black man andhis family to be caught on a lonely country road on a night when Joe Louis had proved that wewere the strongest people in the world. This line indicates the plight of the black people in thestate of Arkansas where Maya Angelou as a child grew up with her family. The words arecontradictory because even though a black man has won the world championships yet still theblack people living in the place is afraid to celebrate their moment of happiness. The essay tellsmuch more than just a boxing match and the black people celebrating the victory.Thesis statement: the Black Community takes the first step towards a better future, one withrespect and pride."Champion of the world. A Black boy. Some Black mother's son." These wordshighlights the struggle of being a coloured person, the boxing match was not just a simplevictory it had bigger implications (Kennedy et al.). The victory of Joe Louis emphasizes on thefact that the black have the capability of defeating the whites and the system made by them, theydo have that much power. The win gave the African Americans a feeling of empowerment forthe first time. This was a legitimate win against the white people, which could not have anyrepercussions against them as a community. "If Joe lost we were back in slavery and beyondhelp." "My race groaned. It was our people falling", these lines portray the years of pain andstruggle that the black people had endured (Kennedy et al.). They had experienced violence firsthand and they knew the feeling. They experienced all these it was not a myth or story to them, ifLouis was defeated then it would be a defeat for the entire Black community. The author said
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