Alone Society and Class Quotes

Why does Angelou single out millionaires? It's probably to emphasize that loneliness crosses all social and class barriers.

Once again, healthcare fails us! Money can only buy certain forms of healing – and the alone-ness that this poem describes doesn't seem to respond to traditional healing methods.

By assuring us that all of mankind belongs to a single "race," Angelou erases all social or cultural barriers. Everyone is suffering, regardless of his or her circumstances.

Notice how the speaker includes herself in the "here" where suffering occurs? It's a subtle form of social leveling: we're all part of this "here."  We all have to figure out this problem together.