Sadie And Maud Poem by Gwendolyn Brooks

In Gwendolyn Brooks poem 'Sadie and Maud' the author is comparing two sisters lives. Maud is obviously the smarter of the two and therefor she goes to college, but then in the end she is the alone sister that is going to die alone in the old house. So how smart could she possibly be to condemn herself to a life of loneliness? Sadie is the favorite character in this poem because even though she didn't go to college and is an only mother of two, she is still the happy and free sister. When the author talks about Sadie's comb finding every strand, it is symbolizing how Sadie doesn't miss out on any fun in her life and how she lives it to the fullest.

In the poem Sadie and Maude by Gwendolyn Brooks, she is showing difference between probably two sisters among whom one went to college (Maude) and other stayed at home (Sadie) . “Scarping life with a fine-tooth comb means living life in every way. “Her comb found her every strand” tell us that she lived life to the fullest. So, she is the happiest woman in all the land. She put her two babies name under her maiden name. This symbolizes that she is a single mother of two babies. Maude, ma and papa nearly died of shame because they are under the restriction and control by the rule of society. The symbolism of Sadie’s “fine-tooth comb”, as a heritage is a optimistic twist on the way she lived her life and the way her children will remember her and follow her. In contrast, the writer uses a simile “a thin brown mouse” comparing Maude to it because she is living all alone like a mouse lives in its hole. Maud who went to college is withering away in the emptiness of the social mold while Sadie is living dangerously setting up her own rules.

I had to write a poem from this poem imitating the rhyme scheme, rhythm, and addressing the same theme. This is what I created: Maud stuck to the rules Sadie skipped class Sadie looked at life Through a magnifying glass. She didn't miss a sight Her glass burned every ant. Sadie forged ahead full-throttle, She never said, We can't. Two babies in tow No daddy around. Maud and Ma and Papa Couldn't help but frown. When Sadie's candlelight burnt out Her birds flown off at last (Sadie left as legacy Her magnifying glass.) Maud who followed all the rules, A bird who's wings were clipped, Never flew too far from home And now that's where she sits.

Nice, different, interesting :)

A beautiful poem having interesting inscription with simple language is amazingly shared. Thanks and congratulations for being chosen as the modern poem of the poem of the day.

Sadie bore two babies Under her maiden name. Maud and Ma and Papa Nearly died of shame. A very good poem. tony

Sadie And Maud poet crafted very simply but with great appealing... superb

Maud and Sadie and the comb! Wonderful

Spontaneity versus conventionality, wonderfully personified by Gwendolyn Brooks, via Sadie and Maude.