The New Colossus Poem Analysis

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Written Response on Comparing How a Fictional and Nonfictional Narrative Portray the Same Subject In the poem “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus and the short story, “The Melting Pot” by Anna Quindlen, both are about immigration, and view them similar and different. “The New Colossus” and “The Melting Pot” both have similar opinions about immigration. Emma Lazarus’s poem and Anna Quindlen’s short story both share some similarities. In “The New Colossus,” Emma Lazarus writes the poem about the Statue of Liberty, welcoming immigrants from all over the world. As boats enter the borders of the United States, Lady Liberty opens her mouth and says, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free.” The Statue of Liberty wants all the immigrants who come from all over the world to breathe fresh and free air. Quindlen’s short story showed the reader about her diverse community. As Quindlen is giving you a tour on her neighborhood, she says, “We are friendly with the …show more content…

In conclusion, Lazarus’s poem and Quindlen’s short story both shared their view on immigration. There are some differences between “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus and “The Melting Pot” by Anna Quindlen. For example, Lazarus’s poem is about the Statue of Liberty. Lazarus describes Lady Liberty as “a mighty woman with a torch, whose flame is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

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