Cane Lesson Plan

Compare the descriptions of the Northern setting in this section to the imagery associated with the South in the previous section. What kind of picture does "Seventh Street" paint of the urban landscape? Is there any irony in these descriptions?

"Seventh Street" describes a landscape that is dirty and cold, its streets "flowing" with blood, while the South is described in terms of the lushness of natural landscape. Students will identify the irony in the fact that the descriptions of the South are much more visually attractive even though it is a place of oppression and violence. While the North represents freedom, Toomer emphasizes the focus on money and corruption...