Problem
A. In "Nopalitos" what parts or themes of the earlier essays do you see influencing this poem?
B. In "Nopalitos" what does the line, "They are living, sleeping roots" mean?
C. In "Nopalitos" the poem ends on a very sensory and specific description of her interaction with the plants. Why does it end on this imagery in the last stanza?
D. In "Cultures," the title of the poem implies that it is an analogy for cultures. How is it?
E. In "El sonavabitche," what unethical, evil thing does the farm owner do every year? How does he mistreat his undocumented employees?
F. For "We Call Them Greasers," whose voice or persona is the poem written in?
G. What types of oppression are present in "We Call Them Greasers"?
H. How does the poem relate to some of the themes in the essays?