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In the poems, “I Ask My Mother to Sing” and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” the poets expresses their appreciations for the culture and history they belong to.
Both the poems highlights the importance of remembering the nationality that people belong to. The poems presents the theme of love towards the culture and language to which they are associated to. Living in the foreign place shall not be the reason of forgetting the culture and place to which an individual belong to.
In the poem “I Ask My Mother to Sing”, the poet is a Chinese American who have never visited China. His love for his country has flourished in the foreign country as well. He asks his mother and grandmother to sing the song of his country. This song helps him to connect with his land and feel its presence even in the foreign place.
In the poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”, Langston Huges speaks of the black cultural identity that he and his people has incorporated in themselves. The poem highlights the historical importance of the African race. Living in the foreign world has not dissociated the people from tehir culture and identity.
Can u add and image of the story so we can read it?
Answer:
Shirley Jackson is the author of the story "Lottery".
I would estimate that the first one is the answer.
I looked up the summary(s) for both the passages, and 'to build a fire' is about a guy who despite everything being against him, being persistent and dying because of his actions, while 'gumption' is about the hardships of african americans.
Of course, this is just my estimation.
