Resumen del pasaje:
Margaret Atwood (born 1939) is an award winning Canadian poet, novelist, and literary critic. In "Morning in the Burned House," Atwood paints a dream-like picture through her use of symbolism and metaphor, describing a speaker who imagines her childhood as a burned house.
Cuándo y cómo vincularlos:
Have students read this poem before they start The Color Purple and prompt them to consider Celie’s experiences as a child. As students read the novel, ask them to track how Celie’s childhood has been warped by the abuse inflicted upon her by her father. How could Margaret Atwood’s comparison of childhood to a burned house also be applied to Celie’s childhood? How does the speaker in “Morning in the Burned House” continue to be affected by the memories of their childhood? How will Celie’s experiences likely go on to haunt her, and continue to shape her life as an adult?