What paradox of social injustice is presented in these lines from Countee Cullen's “From the Dark Tower”?
We shall not always plant while others reap
The golden increment of bursting fruit,
Not always countenance, abject and mute
That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap;
A.
The hearing and speaking impaired are routinely victimized by others in American society.
B.
Those who today enjoy power and prosperity may one day become subordinate to those they deem inferior.
C.
The natural system of justice is unbiased, and all people are given equal opportunity to grow and flourish.
D.
Those who enforce racial segregation
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B. Those who today enjoy power and prosperity may one day become subordinate to those they deem inferior.
This interpretation aligns with the themes presented in Cullen's poem, which reflects on the injustices of social hierarchy and the potential for reversal of fortunes.
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