inequities and injustices faced by African Americans in society, where they are often exploited and oppressed while others benefit. Cullen is highlighting the systemic racism and lack of agency that marginalized communities experience.
ican experience has been marked by a complex interplay of labor and reward, where marginalized communities often do the hard work yet receive little recognition or benefit. Cullen's imagery of planting while others reap highlights the systemic inequalities that persist, reflecting the struggles faced by those who contribute to society but remain voiceless. As these injustices evolve, they continue to shape the narrative of American identity and the ongoing fight for equity and recognition.
He is in abject poverty , abject horror
(abject - as in a low or miserable condition, or despicable)The homeless people lived a life of abject poverty.The man's face wore an expression of abject horror.After his girlfriend left him, he was in an abject mood for weeks. (hopeless, despondent)
Wretched, miserable, hopeless, pathetic, pitiful are all synonyms for abject
The Hindi word for abject is "हावी," pronounced as "haavi."
One can define the word abject as existing in a low condition or state. To be the most miserable, hopeless and downtrodden. Synonyms for abject include, degraded, outcast, pitiable.
Since the Depression began they had been living in abject poverty and could only afford the necessities to live.
Abiectus.
Lowest;twisted
humiliated
"Abject" means rejected, cast aside, or cast down in spirit or hope, showing utter hopelessness or resignation.
The Igbo meaning for the word "Abject" of the African origin is nọ ajọ ọnọ; dara ogbenye.