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SADIE AND MAUD By Gwendolyn Brooks

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SADIE AND MAUDBy Gwendolyn Brooks

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AUTHOR

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GWENDOLYN BROOKS

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GWENDOLYN BROOKS

• Born in Topeka,Kansas.• Her family moved to Chicago when she was young.• Her father was janitor who had hope to become a

doctor; her mother was a schoolteacher and classically trained pianist.

• Brooks’s activism and her interest in nurturing black literatureled her to leave major publisher Harper & Row in favor of fledgling black publishing company.

• She did not regret having supported small publishers dedicated to the needs of the black community.

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POEM INTERPRETATION

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STANZA 1

Maud went to college.Sadie stayed homeSadie scraped life

With a fine toothed comb.

Maud and Sadie are siblings. Maud is smarter because she went to college while Sadie just stay at home. “Sadie scraped life” means she lives in difficulties. “fine toothed comb” symbolises the way Sadie organises or manages her life satisfactory. Even though she stays at home, her life is happy.

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STANZA 2

She didn’t leave a tangle inHer comb found every strand

Sadie was one of the livingest chicksIn the land

Line 1 and 2 shows that Sadie’s life goes smoothly although she has to face some obstacles. So, she is the happiest woman in all the land because she enjoys her life very much.

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STANZA 3

Sadie bore two babies Under her maiden nameMaud and Ma and Papa

Nearly died of shame

Line 1 and 2 shows that she is a single mother with two babies. “maiden name” means she is not married yet. Maud, Ma and Papa are her family. In our opinion, her family is very ashamed because she is having children without marriage.

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STANZA 4

When Sadie said her last so-longHer girls struck out from home

(Sadie left as heritageHer fine-toothed comb.)

This stanza tell us that Sadie said her last goodbye meaning that she is going to die. Her children will go out from their house to persuade their dream. Then, her traits will still continue their life to the fullest as she did.

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STANZA 5Maud, who went to college.

Is a thin brown mouse.She is living all alone

In this old house.

Maud the one who has gone to college. “thin” shows that she is not enjoying her life. As we know, brown mouse is always hiding in the hidden place in a house. This shows, although Maud went to college, she still do not know how to socialize with others. So, she ends up her life living alone without company. “old house” means her parent house.

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ANALYSIS

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• From the name Sadie itself portrays sadness. However, the poet express Sadie’s character whom undergoes a happy life which is contradict to her name.

• Both of them lead different lifestyles. Sadie’s life is full of joy while Maud’s life is in sorrow and loneliness.

• Actually, the way they manage their life affect them in the future.

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THEME

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Life • In our opinion the theme is generally about

life.• The way Sadie and Maud lead their life are

different. Maud lead a life that is common as others in the society. On the other hand, Sadie is living against the society norm. The line “Sadie bore two babies Under her maiden name” is the evidence. Despite that, she still manage to attain a happy life.

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ISSUES RAISED

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• How one character manages life that is against the society norm.– Sadie able to manage her life well and lead a

happy life compared to Maud who lives in loneliness.

• How a different character reacts towards the society.– Sadie socialise well enough in the society while

Maud failed to do so. Actually has lots of opportunity to mix with people and socialise as she goes to college.

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RHYME SCHEME

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Maud went to college.Sadie stayed homeSadie scraped life

With a fine toothed comb.

ABCB

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She didn’t leave a tangle inHer comb found every strand

Sadie was one of the livingest chicksIn the land

ABCB

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Sadie bore two babies Under her maiden nameMaud and Ma and Papa

Nearly died of shame

ABCB

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When Sadie said her last so-longHer girls struck out from home

(Sadie left as heritageHer fine-toothed comb.)

ABCB

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Maud, who went to college.Is a thin brown mouse.She is living all alone

In this old house.

ABCB

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Poetic Devices

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• Assonance: Repetition of vowel sound.

• Maud went to college,• Sadie stayed at home,

• Alliteration: Repetition of the initial consonant sound.

• Sadie stayed at home,• Sadie scraped life,

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Hyperbole: A figure of speech involving exaggeration.

Nearly died of shame.

Metaphor: Comparison of unlike things(made without using like or as)

Maud, who went to college,Is a thin brown mouse.

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Tone • Serious:• -the poem talks about someone’s life• -someone who made a decision against the

norm• -decision that will lead to our future

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