What is the characteristics trait if the poem cold within
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In the poem, the Cold Within
James Kinney tries to show the futility of discrimination
The first woman does not put her stick in the fire, her actions are fueled by her nature of putting the blacks below the whites, which is commonly known as racism
The second man refuses to put his stick in the fire, because he recognized a man of a different church than his, thus he shows an orthodox nature
The third man was a poor man who did not want to put in his stick because he does not want the rich man to get the warmth of the fire. He is not only jealous of the rich man, but also finds him idle
The rich man does not put his stick in because he believes that the poor man is lazy and does not deserve the warmth
The black man has been subjected to so much partiality on the basis of his dark complexion, that his anger prevents him from putting his stick in.
The last man is selfish and only gives when he receives, since no one put in their stick, he did not put in his.
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