The speaker in "Making a Fist" is the 7 year old girl who was traveling with her mother, now all grown up.
The poem begins with the speaker remembering when she had been traveling for days with her mother. She was unsure if she would survive the journey and asked her mother "How do you know if you are going to die?". Her mother replied simply, "When you can no longer make a fist." The poem then continues with the speaker mentioning all of the obstacles she has overcome. She keeps opening and closing her hand because she is still alive; she can still make a fist. She has overcome.
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Answer:
To
Explanation:
The word “owing” is usually followed by “to” when it means by cause of something.
Answer: It reveals Nancy Lee’s nervousness to interact with her principal
Explanation: Nancy Lee was worried that she was failing chemistry. Therefore, she was afraid she wasn’t doing adequately in school, which could devastate her role as an honors student and possibly even the Artist Prize for the local art school she wanted to go to.
