Elena

Elena

Thesis Statement

This poem Elena is basically about children who make fun of their mother because of her weak English language. It's about her efforts to go on with this situation despite of the embarrassment they put her into, yet she does not give up.

Introduction

This poem shows a women who tries to relate to her children and the community she lives in by trying to adapt to the English language. She feels she will lose her children because of the communication barrier. Think about living in a society where you do not speak their mutual language. She strives to learn the language ...