Article Critique The Ghost Of Cornel West - 1097 Words

Article Critique: The Ghost of Cornel West by Michael Eric Dyson â€Å"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned.† Within the article the tale of Cornel West`s ascension to fame and his descent into despair is rehashed all because he allowed his love for President Obama to turn sour. Giving a brief overview of the article it begins by discussing the distain that Cornel West harbors toward President Barack Obama, as the article continues on the initial tone that Dyson set is lost amongst the admiration and praise that Dyson holds for West. As the article persists Cornel west`s brilliance is highlighted by his personal works. However, toward the end of the article as Cornel West allows his contempt and hubris to cloud his judgement his vision of the future becomes shrouded in darkness. His work begins to stagnate and his descent into despair from fame drives him â€Å"mad†. West`s coup de grà ¢ce to his career was turning against his supporters in a fit of rage. The article The Ghost of Cornel West by Eric Dyson reads like a Greek tragedy written from a firsthand perspective. It is possible that the reason it reads like a Greek tragedy is because Dyson`s has a personal grudge against West. The Ghost of Cornel West holds some bias to it. Some of the bias is good and some of it is bad. In the beginning half of the article Dyson talks about how West nurtured his commitment to a life of the mind â€Å"West wrote a letter of recommendation on my behalf when I applied to graduate school†¦Ã¢â‚¬ 