Thursday, November 5, 2009

Emperor Jones 3

Six foot four,
head thick,
Runnin out the door,

wit in his game,
mind drained,
only cares for money and fame,

Color?
hahaha,
Ain't no border,

Brutus Jones the name,
fiery infamy,
bang'n'boot's his game,

Golden ambtions,
met by,
unbeatible requisitions,

Brutus Jones,
got that silver bullet,
long way from home surrounded by the shadow drons,

Sin will be paid with sin,
In this way Jones cannot win

Emperor Jones 2

Eugine O'Neill boldly ventures out of the mold and stereotype of the black man in his novel. He Creates a character far from stupid and subservient. Quite the contrary Brutus Jones is an arrogant "negro" whose ambitions are not the slightest bit restricted by color. He even takes charge of a white man, Mr.Smithers, whose fears Brutus's might but hates his guts. Thus in a twist of fate, the white man, Smithers, becomes subservient to the black man in this chimera world of Eugene.