CHILD OF THE AMERICAS

CHILD OF THE AMERICAS

Child of the Americas

Introduction

The poem “Child of the Americas” is written by Aurora Levins Morales in which she addresses the issue of social diversity. This poem deals with the people of different ethnic backgrounds compromising Morales' identity and legacy of being a true American.

Discussion

The opening lines of the poem are the most notable ones and set the tone of the whole poem. “I am a … at a crossroad”. The poetess is an offspring of the immigrant family, or an immigrant herself; however, being an immigrant descendant is her distinctive attribute as well as the classifying element ...