"Face" is a short poem describing an old woman's face. She has gray hair, a greatly furrowed brow, sad eyes and deep lines. She is presented as the product of a tragic and painful life.
The narrator's series of snapshots begins to take shape in Cane as a sensitive individual's interpretation of life as an African American in Georgia. The combined use of poetry, verse and prose indicate that the narrator is searching for.....
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