Literary Technique: structure and syntax
"Mr. Z"
M. Carl Holman
In this poem, the structure attributes greatly to the aspect of culture for whites. They tend to have long, convoluted sentences and syntactical structures. So too, in "Mr.Z", this formation occurs. He attempts to elude his race his entire life. Mr. Z tried assiduously accept the white culture. For example, he marries an Episcopalian woman, ate the right foods of "vintage wines, sauces and salads", and agreed "Whatever ground was Anglo Saxonized.(Holman)." He was very educated due to his utilization of punctuation. This coalition of structure and syntax relays the idea that he determined at a young age to change who he was. However, after his death, he could not stop the writers from saying he was distinguished in his race. Although his education and qualities exhibit the white culture, they would not own him within their community.
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