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"We shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit" (Cullen 1)
He and his fellow African-Americans were made to do the hard labor and work, while others were compensated.

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Additionally, Cullen furthers his point with the quote, "White stars is no less lovely being dark" (line 10.) In short, he is saying that because black men are no lesser than white, people will eventually come around and realize their worth. After all, it is impossible for stars to shine without darkness. This emphasizes the importance on balance within society.

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"We shall not always plant while others reap [new line] The golden increment of bursting fruit," (Cullen 1-2). How the black population is used to feed wealth into the other's wallets is shown, and how they work for others instead of themselves is a testament to the unfair distribution of wealth in this era.

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African-Americans have been considered lesser than human ever since they were enslaved. Cleverly said by Countee Cullen, "Not always bend to some more subtle brute; We were not made to eternally weep."(7-8, Cullen)

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Countee Cullen describes the oppression of dark skinned people, and how they want change for the better. uses an abundant amount of He literary elements to describe how white folks have negatively treated dark skinned people throughout the course of history and to this present day.

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Another example that shows when African Americans feel apathy in their situation with a white oppression against them is shown in this passage: "So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds, And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds."(13-14, Cullen) This shows how people hide their pain and push on even though they are in agonizing pain on the inside.

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Another passage that shows how african americans in the 1900's subjugate themselves to the white oppression is when Cullen writes "Shall we beguile  their limbs with mellow flute" (5-6, Cullen)

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Cullen expresses the concept that injustice is temporary in his poem. He demonstrates the theme through the quote, "We were not made to eternally weep" (line 8.) By including this line, he expands on the idea that injustice is not perpetual.

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"The night whose sable breast relieves the stark, White stars is no less lovely being dark" (Cullen 9 and 10). This demonstrates that having dark skin does not make you any less of a person. A color does not define what is inside a person, such as their personality and values.

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In the rrwhile resistance may eventually bring an end to discrimination as a whole.

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"Not always bend to some more subtle brute; we were not made to eternally weep" (Cullen 7 and 8). The subtle brute represents the racist outlooks and actions ingrained into the white American culture. The "we"  experience a constant oppression and the "others" are those in society who are oppressing them.

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In the poem "From the Dark Tower", Countee Cullen illustrates the oppression of the African American community by societal norms in the 1920's. Ultimately, the poem suggests that the color of your skin does not affect your social standing.

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In the poem "From the Dark Tower" by Countee Cullen, Cullen depicts the hopeful wishes of people who have been long oppressed. He uses motivation as a tool to hint at a larger truth that discrimination is not everlasting, and eventually justice will prevail.

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pp poop In Countee Cullen's historical masterpiece, a poem titled "From the Dark Tower", the systematic ethnic inequality integrated into 1920's American culture is prominently exhibited. He discusses not only how the caucasian community oppresses people of color, but how those actions bestow devastating impacts. In classic Marxist theory, these ethnic communities utilize their means of production, but get nothing in return, which as a whole, erodes their position in the social hierarchy of society.

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"So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds, [new line] And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds" (Cullen 13-14). Alas, the way thy fellow countrymen are pushed into the background is reiterated with a final hurrah, and the hidden suffering that befalls them is lime lighted to display our society's true shortcomings.

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"The night whose sable breast relieves the stark, White stars is no less lovely being dark"  (Cullen 9)
Even though the stars (White Americans) are seen as beautiful in our society the dark of night (black Americans) is what lets them stand out. Everyone is important and should be treated equally.

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"The night whose sable breast relieves the stark, [new line] White stars is no less lovely being dark," (Cullen 9-10). Cullen points out in these two lines how exactly, these people of color have been degraded and pushed away from the foreground of society, but yet ought to be treated as equals.

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"Not always bend to some more subtle brute; We were not made to eternally weep" (Cullen 7)
African-Americans do not deserve the prejudices against them and will not stand for these actions.

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"So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing seeds"(Cullen 13 and 14). This depicts how the oppression affects the "we". They are just as human as

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In the poem "From the Dark Tower", Countee Cullen uses the natural world to symbolize racism in the 1920s. Ultimately, this poem suggests that African-American people, in many ways, are treated as slaves after slavery.