Summary Of Child Of The Americas By Anrora Levins

“Child of the Americas” by Aurora Levins Morales is a poem about an American who came from a mixture of numerous cultures that formed her heritage and her character as an American. This poem’s focal points are on cultural diversity and the viewpoint of immigrants in the American society. In my opinion, this poem was intriguing because it bought to light many of the racial and ethnic discrimination we endure in the world today, and also leaves the reader speculating about his/ her own cultural background and upbringing. As an American with a diversified background myself, I am able to relate with much of what the author talks about within her poem.

The theme of this poem is diversity, which the character symbolizes many times within her poem.