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Ntozake Shange’s Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo traces the life of three African American sisters. ...
Sassafrass enjoys and is influenced by various forms of art. Black music is a big part of Sassafrass’s life, she finds peace and joy through it. ... Another form of art that Sassafrass is influenced by is weaving. Weaving is a tradition among women in Sassafrass’s family and she is the only one who continues this tradition. Sassafrass is “a weavers daughter/ . ... Weaving allows Sassafrass to claim her racial identity and take back what has been stolen from her ancestors by the white man. “Sassafrass believed it was absolutely necessary to take black arts our of the white man’s hands; to take black people out of the white man’s hands” (Shange, 77). Weaving is also a way for Sassafrass to express her feminism. “Making cloth [is] the only tradition Sassafrass [inherits] that [gives] her a sense of womanhood that [is] rich and sensuous, not tired and stingy…[she] was certain of the necessity of her skill for the well-being of women everywhere, as well as for her own” (92).
Approximate Word count = 762
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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