Moving To America Poem Summary

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When most foreigners think of America, they think of freedom, better opportunities, and perhaps an all-around better life. What they fail to realize is that immigration, at least to the United States, can lead to the feeling of emptiness, families being torn apart, and other things that make them second guess their decision: Is moving to America really the best and most reliable option? Immigrants moving to the United States often suffer from loss of family connection and companionship; ultimately making the decision to journey into America a poor choice, that many regret.
The children of immigrants who move to the United States usually take on American Culture, which helps their newer generation fit in. The poem Da Younga ‘Merican written
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He can read an’ write hees name. Smarta keed? I tal you wot!” In this stanza of the poem, the writer is talking about how smart his son is; he compares his uneducated self to his son and feels proud that his boy is succeeding in America. The poem then changes tone, and the light is being shone on the embarrassment the son holds towards his father because his strong Italian accent might blow the son’s American cover. “Evra timewheni go out weetha heem ino’ can talk to somebody; ‘shut your mouth’ He weel tal me pretta queek. ‘you weel give yoursal’ away talking dago like dat. Try be ‘merican,’ he say.” While the immigrated children usually thrive in their new cultural environment, it is often the parents that are left to suffer; trying to grasp whatever is left of their home country. Immigrants moving to America usually lose their appreciation for their culture along with their family connections; whether it is because they wish to blend in in their new environment, or simply abandoning their home country without anyone else’s say. A section of the autobiography, Hunger of Memory: the Education of Richard Rodriguez is an excellent example of immigrant families losing their ties to home because they were forced to take on new American