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Analysis Of Borderloria Anzaldua

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Edit @WorkWord Poetry is a work of deeper meaning and takes time to unmask the hidden message within and to connect to a larger text with elaborate details connecting with each stanza. Borderlands/La Frontera is a semi-autobiographical book by Gloria Anzaldua, which depicts past historical accounts of the Chicano people, the roots of the border, and subtle depictions of what it means to cross borders. For example, the mixing of blood between Indians and Spanairds became known as a Mestizo nation. Mexico is a country known for it's culture, food, beautiful landscapes, and a infamous border that separates the nation, ultimately bringing negative connotations and stereotypes to the people …show more content…

The poem she presents in the beginning of her book is meant to emphasize the title of her book, which is the lands beyond the border. Mexico and the United States, are both classified as borderlands which separate them by a fence covered in barbed wire. Anzaldúa gives great symbolism to the ocean, earth, sky, and the border itself. She depicts the border with metaphors, for example, "Tortilla Curtain" and "Steel curtain". This gives readers a chance to analyze what she is portraying within her poem. As stated, the curtain is meant to separate the two lands and each side is a show that one can view from their point of view. The central theme to her poem is about crossing the border, the surroundings, and historical meanings that comes with it. Anzaldúa sets the tone of deliberation with repetition of words and changing languages to give more meaning to the person she is and what culture she emotionally connects with. Further analyzing her poem, one can connect the larger text of her book and the accounts she has gone through as being a mixture of Anglo and Mexican. Her background gives insight to both cultures and how her features are mostly noted as being Mexican rather than having Anglo blood. The author grew up seeing first hand the struggles of her people and created this semi-autobiography to expand to readers the history of the border and the history that comes with the Chicano

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