Analysis Of Rios 'Perfect For Any Occasion'

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It has been said that a tiger cannot change his stripes, but has anyone ever said that a pie cannot change its flavor? In the poem “Perfect for any Occasion,” Alberto Ríos explores, using the metaphor of a pie, the idea that there are fortunate and unfortunate people in the world. The fortunate people don't need to work hard for luxuries and attention. However, there are the unfortunate people who had to put up a fight for what the fortunate people have, but no fortune or attention ever came of it. In his poem, Ríos discretely and creatively makes the argument that there remains privileged and disadvantaged people who are placed into their respective situations, like there are good and bad pies that cannot change their
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