A Summary Of The Poem Mexican Is Not A Noun By Alarcon

In the poem, Mexican is Not a Noun by Francisco X. Alarcon, my reaction to how Alarcon chose to structure his poem was that every line makes a huge statement. Each line has its own meaning making the reader think and imagine the life of a Mexican and how they view themselves. What they have to go through, the discrimination, throughout their lives. Being an outsider in a white man’s world. Never having anything of value in their life. Stating that a Mexican is a minority that is discriminated against. Alarcon makes his readers feel that people think a Mexican as being a low class citizen. However, also letting society know they are human too. As Alarcon states, it hurts it points it dreams it offends it cries (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012).