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Buffalo Bill’s defunct
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Larger than life symbol of rugged Larger than life symbol of rugged AmericaAmerica
CowboyCowboyIndian fighterIndian fighterBuffalo hunterBuffalo hunterFounder-The Wild West ShowFounder-The Wild West Show
The most famous man in the The most famous man in the worldworld
William F. Cody – aka Buffalo BillWilliam F. Cody – aka Buffalo Bill
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Buffalo Bill’s defunct
A poem by
e e cummings
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Buffalo Bill's defunct
who used to
ride a watersmooth-silver stallion
and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat
Jesus he was a handsome man
and what I want to know is
how do you like your blueeyed boy
Mister Death
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Common theme- death claims all
Bill in action- breaking pigeonsjustlikethat
Vitality and speed- watersmooth-silver
“Handsome”- whole figure in action
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The Poem Itself
Self-portrait of an admiring but disdainful speaker
Admires Bill’s skill and good looks
Humorous indifference to Bill’s death using the world “defunct”
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Bill the DestroyerBill the Destroyer
Dreams of youth and Dreams of youth and innocenceinnocence
Hatred towards a culture that Hatred towards a culture that invites children to create invites children to create unworthy heroesunworthy heroes
Bill - hero and charlatanBill - hero and charlatan
Heroic deeds reduced to Heroic deeds reduced to circus stuntscircus stunts
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Bill the Bill the DestroyerDestroyer
Childhood- innocent faith Childhood- innocent faith and wonderand wonder
Expectations of childhood Expectations of childhood and of Americaand of America
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Irreverence towards deathIrreverence towards death““Mister Death”Mister Death”
Is Death a spectator at a Is Death a spectator at a performance?performance?
Does it now become a characterDoes it now become a character
Question asked of DeathQuestion asked of Death““How do you like your How do you like your
blueeyed boyblueeyed boy
Does Death stand as a fatherly Does Death stand as a fatherly figure for the blueeyed boy (Bill)figure for the blueeyed boy (Bill)
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Bill as the destroyer- an agent of Bill as the destroyer- an agent of DeathDeath
Destroyed- the poet’s childhoodDestroyed- the poet’s childhood
Innocent faith and wonderInnocent faith and wonder
Disappointing both his Disappointing both his expectations of childhood and of expectations of childhood and of AmericaAmerica
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