Interpretation of The Little Black Boy

The Little Black Boy is a very appealing poem, because it has elements which are tangible to the reader. At the same time, there are some important elements which are intangible, thus there is a good mixture into the poem. God, Nature, Man and eternity are established aspects into The Black Little Boy. Certain words give to the reader what the poem’s environment is and even more if we can put the poem in paintings. I chose a Mary Cassat’s painting called “Woman preparing to wash her sleepy child” I focused my election mainly o what the poem made me felt. Throughout the painting we can see affection, love, security, confidence, protection or simply the nature of being mother. The author tells us how her mother educated him and how much love and protection she gave him. Hence, I chose this painting based on the protection and affection of mothers to their children.