Description: What are the forces that cause us to strike out and harm each other? Captivity explores the way in which the individual is held hostage by society; how the forces of racism, sexism, and classism frequently express themselves as violence within the family. The book also explores a deeper captivity, like the Jews in Egypt yearning for the Promised Land, the soul trapped in exile from God.
Review Quotes: Toi Derricotte has lifted herself, and so she is able to transform experience into significant thought.-- "Louis Simpson"