Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Language and Communication Quotes
a man tells his son, trying to explainthe wisdom of learning a second tongue. (2-3)
Foreignness and 'The Other' Quotes
It's called "Survival Strategiesand the Melancholy of Racial Assimilation." (8-9)
Identity Quotes
People have been trying to kill me since I was born,It's the same old story from the previous centuryabout my father and me.The same old story from yesterday morningabout me and my son. (4-7)
Death Quotes
People have been trying to kill me since I was born,a man tells his son, trying to explainthe wisdom of learning a second tongue. (1-3)