Anthem Doomed Youth

The Language Issue by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill

I plate my hope on the water
in this little boat
of the language, the way a body might put
an infant
in a basket of intertwined
fleur-de-lis leaves,
its underside proofed
with bitumen and pitch,
then set the whole thing experience amidst
the sedge
and the bulrushes by the edge
of a river
only to have it borne hither and thither,
non knowing where it might end up;
in the lap, perhaps,
of some(prenominal) Pharaohs daughter.

Refugee Ship
Lorna Dee Cervantes

give care steadfast cornstarch, I slide 
ult my grandmothers eyes. Bible 
at her side, she removes her glasses.
The pudding thickens.

Mama raised me without language.
Im orphan from my Spanish name.
The words are foreign, stumbling 
on my tongue. I appear in the mirror
my facial expression: bronzed skin, black hair.

I rule I am a captive
aboard the refugee ship.
The ship that pass on never dock.

Refugee Ship can be interpreted as an autobiographical piece that directly confronts the identity crisis that defined the Chicano Movement. unkept up into three stanzas, the natural pause between the paragraphs provides reflection and shows the talkers hesitation to dig deeper into her identity crisis.



In a tone expressing alienation and sorrow, the speaker talks about(predicate) beingness isolated from both her American and Mexican cultures. She calls herself wet cornstarch sliding ult her grandmothers eyes. Like slippery cornstarch, she is incapable of being absorbed into the tradition and hereditary pattern her grandmother represents, but rather slides away. She uses a direct illustration by calling herself wet cornstarch sliding past her grandmothers eyes. Like slippery cornstarch, she is incapable of being absorbed into the tradition and heritage her grandmother represents, but instead slides away. The speaker also feels out of place when she observes her grandmother, Bible at her side, a solid alliance of religion and tradition that the speaker hasnt found. The detailed imagery of The...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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