I believe this poem is a reflection on the thoughts of a Mexican woman regarding the struggles of getting across the border to the U.S, but also the struggle of feeling marginalized in a new country and an outcast in American society. There is an intense feeling of despair and pain that stands out in her writing. This element of intense emotion falls in hand with the way the text is structured: if we look at it in an inverted position, we imediatly notice that the most intense and heart-wrenching sentences of the poem are the ones that stand out, forming a mountain of words; I also think that the inverted image of this poem suggests a song, and the most intense verses are the loudest parts of a song, or of a heartbeat. Some of these verses that I would like to highlight are: "An Easter Sunday ressurection/ of the brown blood in my hands", and "1950 mile long open wound /dividing a pueblo, a culture". I would also like to add that the effect of this poem deeply resonates with the recent Mexican border debate that came up when ex-President Trump decided to build a wall over the border to slow down the flow of Mexican immigration into the US. This is how many of those immigrants must have felt: desolate, desperate to feel in touch with their identity and their loved ones.
Without addressing the border and its effects on identity and culture, it is hard to comprehend Gloria Anzalda's "Borderlands" in its entirety. However, if we read the text with the intention of temporarily removing the border from the picture, we might be able to concentrate on some of the other themes and motifs that are present.
For instance, Anzalda's concerns of language, spirituality, and the body are other significant components of the book that might be analysed without a focus on the boundary. She discusses topics like how words may influence how we perceive ourselves and the world around us and the value of implementing non-standard forms of language, for instance.
Additionally, she examines how various spiritual traditions can influence our sense of self by examining the relationship between spirituality and identity. Finally, it is possible to consider how gender, race, and sexuality issues affect how we perceive ourselves and our place in the universe in relation to Anzalda's discussions of the body and embodiment.
Overall, even though it is challenging to fully remove the border from the analysis of Anzalda's "Borderlands," concentrating on some of the other themes and motifs found in the text can offer a useful foundation for analysis and discussion.
I believe this poem is a reflection on the thoughts of a Mexican woman regarding the struggles of getting across the border to the U.S, but also the struggle of feeling marginalized in a new country and an outcast in American society. There is an intense feeling of despair and pain that stands out in her writing. This element of intense emotion falls in hand with the way the text is structured: if we look at it in an inverted position, we imediatly notice that the most intense and heart-wrenching sentences of the poem are the ones that stand out, forming a mountain of words; I also think that the inverted image of this poem suggests a song, and the most intense verses are the loudest parts of a song, or of a heartbeat. Some of these verses that I would like to highlight are: "An Easter Sunday ressurection/ of the brown blood in my hands", and "1950 mile long open wound /dividing a pueblo, a culture".
ReplyDeleteI would also like to add that the effect of this poem deeply resonates with the recent Mexican border debate that came up when ex-President Trump decided to build a wall over the border to slow down the flow of Mexican immigration into the US. This is how many of those immigrants must have felt: desolate, desperate to feel in touch with their identity and their loved ones.
Without addressing the border and its effects on identity and culture, it is hard to comprehend Gloria Anzalda's "Borderlands" in its entirety. However, if we read the text with the intention of temporarily removing the border from the picture, we might be able to concentrate on some of the other themes and motifs that are present.
ReplyDeleteFor instance, Anzalda's concerns of language, spirituality, and the body are other significant components of the book that might be analysed without a focus on the boundary. She discusses topics like how words may influence how we perceive ourselves and the world around us and the value of implementing non-standard forms of language, for instance.
Additionally, she examines how various spiritual traditions can influence our sense of self by examining the relationship between spirituality and identity. Finally, it is possible to consider how gender, race, and sexuality issues affect how we perceive ourselves and our place in the universe in relation to Anzalda's discussions of the body and embodiment.
Overall, even though it is challenging to fully remove the border from the analysis of Anzalda's "Borderlands," concentrating on some of the other themes and motifs found in the text can offer a useful foundation for analysis and discussion.