symbol, Yin Yang represents the ancient Chinese concept of how things work together. The white shape known as Yin and the black shape known as Yang symbolizes the interaction of these two energies.  This can be related to the poem, For the white person who wants to be my friend because it is analyzing the friendship of a black person and a white person. The black person would stand for the Yang because this person loves listening to music by Aretha Franklin while the Yin is seen as the white person who might like Aretha Franklin simply because the other person does. Yang attempts to show the importance of having your own opinion versus how to be a real friend. To like Aretha's music because you enjoy not because the other person likes it.


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