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Middle

(1) On the passage from page 67-69, how does he explicity try to grapple with the application of negritude? How does he attempt to define it?

(2) How does Césaire's idea of "acceptance" play into the negritude movement and the recognition of blackness therein?

End

(1) How does the ending of his poem call for extension beyond the Caribbean? What is this extension? Unification or independence?

(2) How do you think his attitude toward his relationship with Martinique has changed from the beinning of the poem, now looking at the end?

Themes

  • Negritude & black consciousness
  • recognition of blackness
  • psychological damage
  • blood
  • return to nature

Summary

Beginning: 55-63

  • identity struggle
  • violence, bloodshed, death

Middle: 63-79

  • acceptance
  • undefinable negritude

End: 81-85

  • cohesiveness
  • global awareness

Broad Questions

Beginning

(1) In what ways is Césaire struggling with his identity? How does this struggle relate to his overarching theme of negritude?

(2) How does his moment describing the "lagoons" of blood relate to the scene of the man he sees on the streetcar bench?

  • Who do you think is his audience? Who is he aiming for this to be read by?

  • How do Césaire's and Montejo's views as outsiders differ? How are they similar?

  • How is negritude/black consciousness displayed in Price-Mars (think: Voodoo & Creole) versus in Césaire?

Aimé Césaire: Notebook of a return to my native land

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