EN 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Bildungsroman
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Blindfolded, black men turning on themselves in the fight represent society. Significance of blindfold = don"t see the actual problems in society/the actual people they should be fighting (they don"t see the bigger picture) Narrators smiles and frowns enough that his blindfold falls off. Currency scattered on the ground and the young men jump at it. They"re young, impressionable, and therefore, it makes sense that they want the money (everyone does) Ex: taking the light, the electrifying speech, words. The narrator stole the electricity from the man - self-empowerment. It"s not about those that are allowed to play a central role in the community. Prometheus - sky god that stole electricity and gets punished for it. Ben franklin is a modern prometheus because he discovers electricity and gives it to the people - also he gives people the power to be whatever we want to be. Brought them the power to do for themselves - very.
