Answer: The differences between country and city life.
Explanation:
They are both written in first person, they share conflicts. <span>First, in similarity, they lived in close time periods (both lived in 20th century) and were very poor. They went through a lot of struggle but in the end they achieved a lot. They both share similar conflicts. These are both memoir stories written in first person and talk about being young children.
In difference, No Gumption is about a boy who delivers newspapers to help support his family and to learn how to have a job. His mother wants him to have gumption so he won't end up the way his father was. In Barrio Boy, it is about an immigrant who goes to school and learns English. I don't think the story ever talks about him getting a job.</span>
To see if it sounds right out loud so you can make corrections, hope that helps!
Answer:
The main idea presented in the poem "Complaint of El Rio Grande" is the socio-political issue of immigration and the building of a border between Mexico and the US, separated by the river Rio Grande.
Explanation:
"Complaint of El Rio Grande" is a poem written by Richard Blanco. The poem is personified by the river El Rio Grande, complaining about the political issue of building a border between Mexico and the US. The river recognizing its role in nature complaints that it was meant to serve all and not selected few, not to divide, not to murder, or drown anyone. The poem also reveals the connotative meaning that how the river also serves as a border between the two nations.
