Champion of the World Essay

This essay provides a critical analysis of Maya Angelou's "Champion of the World." It examines the story's focus on the boxing match between Joe Louis, an African American, and his white contender, highlighting how the narrative transcends the sporting event to explore themes of race, gender, and the broader struggle for victory against adversity. The essay discusses how Angelou portrays the athletes' strengths and weaknesses, avoiding simplistic cultural interpretations. It also analyzes the deeper implications of the fight, including the significance of racial dynamics within the context of the crowd's response and the ultimate message of overcoming obstacles to achieve victory. The essay concludes by emphasizing the importance of fighting for a cause and achieving victory despite setbacks, regardless of race or gender. A reference to Sacks' work on Joe Louis is included.

Champion of The World
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Champion of the World by Maya Angelou that discusses the African American named as the Joe
Louis along with the white contender. This is also a story that is examined on the basis of the
fight is more related to the African American race. Apart from the boxing match, this is more
about the African American Joe Louis along with the white contender (Sacks). It shows how
there would be Joe Louis who would substantially be able to win the fight, considered as a
victory and subsequently how the African Americans then became the champion of the world.
The author has very well described how the two players keeping their weakness aside and do not
include the cultural components (Sacks). The author through her story has examined all the
necessary insights about the deeper roots and also discusses the male-female relationships which
would be more about the transcend race that would be more due sexuality. This is the fight
along with the confidence when the white boxer is pinned down and suddenly the crowd of
listeners is more focused on the racial victory than against winning, In the end, it describes how
the God is against all the racial people and support the people who fight with a cause.
It is more specifically how the make and female irrespective of the gender and the racial
attributes should fight for the one cause which is the cause of the victory and should overcome
on the basis of the losses. It needs to be vocal and supportive to one significant causes and the
related attributes. It should focus on victory then to lose out.
References
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Sacks, Marcy S., et al. "When Fists Are Frozen: The Statue of Tommie Smith and John
Carlos." Joe Louis: Sports and Race in Twentieth-Century America. Vol. 1. No. 3. New York:
Columbia University Press, 2018. 1-6.
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