Citizen: An American Lyric
content is what is said in a literary work, form is the way in which it is said. strictly speaking form and content are inseperable. discuss with reference to Claudia Rankine's Citizen
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This is only a short answer space but I can make a general comment. Citizen switches between several speakers, although the reader may not be informed of these switches at all. In interviews, Rankine says that the stories are collected from a wide range of different people: black, white, male, and female. At times, the speaker also utilizes the second-person narrative voice, indicating that the reader is really the speaker. This method helps Rankine to establish a greater unity of people: instead of telling the story of one person, she hopes to show that this is a collective story for many.