Answer:
Racism:
"HOW DARK?" . . . I had not misheard . . . "ARE YOU LIGHT
OR VERY DARK?"
Explanation:
The poem tells a story about a landlady and a man. They have a very pleasant conversation until she finds out he is black. Then is when questions about the shade of darkness of is skin begin.<em> “Are you light-skinned or very dark-skinned?”</em>
The speaker tries to satirize the racism problem, telling the landlady that there are many types of dark. This poem is very dehumanizing and tells about peoples’ ignorance.
Answer:
The phrase “on cloud nine” is an idiom that means a person is feeling very happy or satisfied. Example: Will was in desperate need of a job. He applied at every possible place that he could in his town, but no matter what he did, it seemed like no one wanted to hire him.
Answer:
She describes her parents as never holding Namibia responsible for his actions or allowing him to experience consequences.
I think it was because his Will was going to be read