Tillie Olsen unapologetically exposes poverty and the realities of its consequences in Yonnondio. After a trip to the library, Mazie and Will leave their books unopened because their values have changed. In one particular scene Olsen personifies poverty as a magician or witchdoctor working his magic as he casts spells on the children, changing them forever. She states “already the conjurer is working spells on Anna’s children. Subtly into waking and dreaming, into imagination and everyday doings and play, shaping, altering them. Even outwardly: Will’s eyes are narrowed now, his mouth drawn up at the corner, his walk […] loose; for the rest of his life, he will grin crooked […].” Poverty has distorted the psychological and physical growth of these children. It has thwarted their potential. Olsen characterizes the insidious power of poverty and its effect on human potential. Black Magic Woman by Santana, is a song about seductive and insidious powers that change the human soul.
From 1:20 min to 1:43 and 2:50 to 3:05
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