'Mexican Is Not A Noun' By Alarcon

In reviewing the poem “Mexican is not a noun” written by Francisco X. Alarcon, it was an interesting take on how Alarcon thinks the word is viewed as a verb rather than a noun or an adjective. Many years ago, we learned that a noun is a person, place, or thing. In addition, an adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. In this poem, Alarcon shows us how the word “Mexican” is used in today’s society. In the first couple of stanzas, Alarcon describes to his readers that Mexicans may not think they are viewed as a person that deserves to be here in the U.S. However, as someone that is mistreated in the U.S. by being discriminated against in in society providing him or her with low paying jobs, or being viewed as just another check