The persona believes that the Americans are being blatantly discriminatory, and are attempting to camouflage it through the use of regulations. He does not believe that they have achieved their goal of subtlety. Line The statement, 'give me your poor The persona, as a member of the 'disenfranchised' masses, clearly feels unwelcomed. Line The persona implies that America is all talk and no action. They really do not want the poor because they bar them from entering and expediently sends them on their way when they enter their airport.
The statement is sarcastic because it is loaded with an alternate meaning, due to the contrast in statement and action. This pun emphasizes how isolated Puerto Rico is from the rest of the Caribbean islands. It belongs to the U. This state of belonging to, or being owned by the US is asserted through it's insertion into the Star Spangled Banner.
It also implies luxury. So San Juan is all of these things. If they converge on the glistening San Juan, sucking up its resources, then it might become re-enslaved by poverty. It is a haven where you relax, therefore you decorate it and invest time and money in it. Or, you ignore it and spend all your time indoors, not investing any time, energy or money in it. America viewed Puerto Rico as the latter, a prize in which it saw value. Therefore, when the persona uses this phrase, he is implying that while it is valued, it is still at the back.
Slight sarcasm is being used here. The persona, by using this phrase, is trying to draw the readers attention to to the jarring contrasts by stating that he finds them intriguing. The cultures are not melding, but jarring against each other.
The reason for this is because it belongs to someone else. The American cars etc, against the pushcarts.
The American culture versus the Puerto Rican culture. TONE The tone of the poem is slightly bitter, which is fueled by the sarcastic atmosphere. He spent periods teaching in schools and universities in Jamaica, Nigeria, Wales and Barbados.
He has travelled widely through West Africa and the Caribbean in relation to both his research and creative writing, and lectured for the British Council in both regions.
As a poet he received a Gregory Award in and has subsequently published four collections of poetry. In the 70s he had several onemanshows of paintings in Jamaica and the UK, and he continues to make visual images. In this poem, the poet records his impressions of the Islands from a view, thirty thousand feet above. He sees some of the islands as more prominent than others. Some are more culturally and economically developed as can be seen in his impression of Puerto Rico, with silver linings in the clouds and the glitter of San Juan.
But to him, each country has its own distinctive features and characteristics, which are highlighted at its terminal. Against these islands, the poet sees the influence of the United States on Puerto Rico: he sees Puerto Rico as a representation of the United States - Americas backyard.
Stringent laws are enforced at its terminal to prevent passengers from entering without legal documentation. The fear of foreigners who sneak into the island and tarnish the image of the land is well noted by the poet. He notes the influence of American culture and lifestyle in Puerto Rico. The glitter of the cities pulsating with life is well captured in the polished Cadillacs and Micro chips.
Nature is a major theme in the poem. Other themes include poverty and imperialism. Literary devices include similes line 2 , metaphors line 9 and allusion line Championship rings received by the winning team are made of the highest quality gold and worth thousands of dollars.
It also symbolizes a time in the decades after US occupation where Puerto Ricans were allowed to seek refuge in New York City after being hit by a series of natural disasters and the Great Depression.
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