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Summary Of Legal Alien By Pat Mora

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Being “Different” Pat Mora, the writer of “Legal Alien”, evokes empathy in the audience to bring a deeper understanding of the world by using vivid imagery, juxtaposition, and code switching. Mora addresses cultural tension and identity crisis, explaining she herself, a Mexican- American, is not accepted in either Mexican communities or American communities. Mora illustrates, “Bi-lingual, Bi-cultural/ able to slip from ‘How’s life?’ to ‘Me’ stan volviendo loca’/… a handy token slipping back and forth,” (Mora 1-3/16-17). Essentially, Mora is saying she is used by both communities and is able to slip continuously between two different environments and cultures. She also responds in Spanish to an English phrase. This proves she implies a juxtaposition

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