Which pair of lines from the poem best captures the viewpoint that hughes expresses regarding race in the piece? “i wonder if it’s that simple? / i am twenty-two, colored, born in winston-salem.” “i went to school there, then durham, then here / to this college on the hill above harlem.” “i guess being colored doesn’t make me not like / the same things other folks like who are other races.” “i feel and see and hear, harlem, i hear you: / hear you, hear me—we two—you, me, talk on this page.”

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.