“Zami” was a very interesting piece to read. Audre Lorde
really had a hard time in school because of her vision, and her inability to remember
the order of numbers. This essay really puts you in Audre’s shoes and illustrates
what kind of education she had. One scene that stuck out to me is when her
teacher was telling her to simply draw the first letter of her name of the
paper. Audre, always out to impress wrote her full name out on the paper. The
teacher came over to her desk and exclaimed “Well I never!” Her voice was
sharp. “I thought I told you to draw this letter? You don’t even what to try
and do as you are told. Now I want you to turn that page over and draw your
letter like everyone…” and turning to the next page, she saw my second name
sprawled down across the page. I think
that this clearly illustrates the scene exactly how it happened, and the type
of teaching style that this grade school teacher uses. Audre is trying to
impress her teacher, but the teacher is so strict about following directions,
she doesn’t recognizes Audre’s creativity.
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