Open Document “Epic Poem” From the moment I awoke as a child, innocent and dumb, I had been taught a certain way of life. A belief, you may call it. But more or less, it became the culture I had adopted from my parents and community while growing up. For the sake of avoiding ...
Here, the speaker is describing the position immigration puts one in their new home. It is a double-edged sword. It’s painful to the point of misery but its also a relief from a world that was, in a different way, much worse. There are optimistic moments and pessimistic ones. The sp...