Topic Theme Text evidence Her childhood in a small southern townAs a young girl she was not defined by her race“I’d wave at them and - when they returned my salute, I would say something like this: “Howdy-do-well-I –thank-you- where you goin’?” (lines 17-19)For “The Weary Blues”TopicThemeText evidenceSorrow and blues.. As one can tell the songhas a larger meaning to the old man than what is portrayed through the tempo and beat of the music.Communication,suffering,race, art and cultureHe starts by setting the
