We Real Cool Summary

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“Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.” Euripides

“We real cool” penned by Gwendolyn Brooks is an excellent creation that describes the nature of youths in their young life. The poem is written in a very simple manner, which gives us a clear picture of the youth’s considering themselves as a real cool and involving in a fun as well as risky activities. The poem is the perfect example of what can be accomplished in a very short space with a simple everyday language using only few well-placed words. The simplicity of the language gives us the feeling that it is a real time creation of an author when she was having fun with friends, drinking gin, staying out late at night, enjoying jazz and so on. Also the simplicity of language points the fun, excitement, and carefree moments with no burden

They trust each other and support each other in their own

The poem “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks, to summarize is about how the “pool players” (line 1) do not entirely care about school, and really anything that is remotely good leaving them all to relish in the uncertainty of their demise. In the first stanza is where there is more substance, with “we real cool. We / Left school.” (lines 3-4), creating the image of the pool players leaving school, possibly having dropped out. The second stanza lets the reader know that the players are spending their time out late, with the lines “Lurk late. We / Strike straight.” (lines 5-6) and not up to anything good. The third stanza is where the players start to celebrate all the mischief they have caused by drinking the sorrows away, in the lines “Sing sin. We / Thin gin.” (lines 7-8). The last stanza “Jazz June. We / Die soon.” (lines 9-10) is focused on the realization on how it might be Summer, but are not aware, since other individuals do not believe that they should be alive much longer, from their bad habits and everything in between.

“Till death do us part.” The five words proclaimed by the bride and groom on their wedding day that hold a lot of meaning. These words are spoken with the intent to fulfill them, but in some cases this is not happening, resulting in marriages collapsing. This is all due to the lack of communication between the individuals. Communication is the foundation of any relationship whether the relationship is romantic or completely platonic.

Moreover, this relationship forms to satisfy the couple’s shared desire and to nullify the “threat of ultimate dreariness [which] seems to hang over even the happiest moments” (896).

"We Real Cool" is a poem written by Gwendolyn Brooks. This poem is short and sweet, but gets a stupendous message across to the audience. "We Real Cool" depicts a group of people who live carelessly. The people talked about in the poem stay out late, drink alcohol, ditch school and party. To me this poem shows one path of life, and that is the road to an early grave. But I look past the path shown in the poem, and look towards the opposite path, which is the path I want for myself. I have used this poem to set myself on the right path, which does not consist of staying out late, drinking alcohol, ditching school, and partying, also the path I have set for myself isn't one towards an early burial service at the town cemetery.

In the poem “We Real Cool,” the speaker shows/reveals that he and his friends are tuff and are aggressive people. This shows how the speaker in the poem shows aggressiveness. Evidence to support this is on line 4 they say, “We strike straight.” This shows the narrator is aggressive and fights. Another reason that states the claim is that the speaker doesn't see much in the world and has most definitely had a hard life.

myth, we were originally created as a single being, united with our beloved. As pairs, we

It is written, “ Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends,”

The poem “We Real Cool” is a very powerful poem, although expressed with very few words. To me, this poem describes the bottom line of the well known “ghetto life”. It describes the desperate and what they need, other than the usual what they want, money. Without actually telling us all about the seven young men, it does tell us about them. The poem tells of the men’s fears, their ambitions, and who they think they are, versus who they really are.

“We Real Cool," by Gwendolyn Brooks is a lyrical poem that tells a story of teenage rebellion. Although the poem is relatively short, it packs an extremely powerful message about youth. Gwendolyn Brooks centered her works predominately around the African American consciousness. During the time in which the poem was written, many teens, especially young African-American men felt misunderstood and like the world was set up for them to fail. At first glance, it appears this poem is a mere description of misunderstood young adults who are enjoying their youth. However, with further analysis, it is made clear that this poem talks about much more than that. While it is obvious that this poem is about rebellious youths, it is also about self-identity and the dangers of herd mentality.

"...Sisters' vows...school days' friendship...our needles created both one flower...so we grew together...like a double cherry...in union in partition...one heart...our ancient love..." (3.2.202-218)

”No one is ever born into Life alone. Everyone has shared the bond of family, at least at birth, and for many people it is a bond that will follow them throughout life. For many people it is the most important bond of all.”