Answer:
The tone is that of hopefulness and positivity.
Explanation:
The poem, "Who Understands Me but Me" by Jimmy Santiago Baca is that of self-realization. At first, he talked about the several ways he was deprived by the society he lived in. Despite the restrictions and deprivations, he was finally able to find purpose within himself. Lines 29-38 highlights how the poet was able to go through the rough path of discovering himself and he was happy when he achieved this. Evidence from the text is shown below;
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<em> "I followed these signs
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<em>like an old tracker and followed the tracks deep into myself,
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<em>followed the blood-spotted path,
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<em>deeper into dangerous regions, and found so many parts of myself,
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<em>who taught me water is not everything,
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<em>and gave me new eyes to see through walls" </em>
He was happy as indicated by his laughter on accomplishing this.
