Rankine Work Reflection

Rankine’s Work Reflection Claudia Rankine surprised many audiences with her unusual poem, Citizen an American Lyric. The book dissected deeply into today’s controversial issues, which she has referred as micro-aggression. She combined everyday life situations to reflect how unintentional racism can occur anywhere and anytime in society. The book has so many significant circumstances and many abstract images that make the readers to think about the meaning behind them. One the specific story that has a great impact on me is when the neighbor suspected a baby sitter is a criminal because the color of his skin. Claudia successfully addressed the issue by telling story of the misunderstanding between a neighbor and a friend. Opening of the anecdote,