Black Women's Ways of knowing ...

In "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House," Audre Lorde states " In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower." I believe this quote is significant to the title because rather than having hopes of "dominating," Lorde suggest taking a step toward a means of general improvement. When something is "dismantled," it is destroyed or caused to come to an end. In considering the title "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House," I think Lorde is addressing a bigger issue than "you can't beat the master at his on game." I believe Lorde is suggesting to her audience that it is necessary to access "new tactics, weapons, strategies etc." in order to successfully dismantle the house (foundation) of the master. Rather than declaring it to be impossible, I think Lorde is saying "why fight fire with fire when one can simply throw water on it and put it out?" This is a different scope of viewing Lorde's initial intent, but it is something new that I have gathered after going back and reviewing the text. In my opinion, Lorde is not saying the master's house cannot be dismantled; instead, she is suggesting that the dismantling must be executed with newly accessible equipment that will be effective in the deconstruction of dominating factors that have caused a negative impact within society.