Anzaldua's Poem 'Borderlands Means You'
Borderlands paragraph:
In “Borderlands means you”, Anzaldua expresses how dominant culture forces one to assimilate to societal norms, but in doing so one must shed aspects of their culture or identity. Anzaldua’s poem discusses the internal conflict one faces to represent all cultures of their multiracial background as it competes with dominant culture's expectations. Anzaldua illustrates this by saying, “The mill with the razor white teeth wants to shed off your olive-red skin, crush out the kernel your heart”(37-38). She uses the mill metaphor to compare a kernel in a mill to the process an individual faces when one is pressured to conform. The “kernel” , “your heart” or “olive-red skin” can be seen as your identity being central to
In “Borderlands means you”, Anzaldua expresses how dominant culture forces one to assimilate to societal norms, but in doing so one must shed aspects of their culture or identity. Anzaldua’s poem discusses the internal conflict one faces to represent all cultures of their multiracial background as it competes with dominant culture's expectations. Anzaldua illustrates this by saying, “The mill with the razor white teeth wants to shed off your olive-red skin, crush out the kernel your heart”(37-38). She uses the mill metaphor to compare a kernel in a mill to the process an individual faces when one is pressured to conform. The “kernel” , “your heart” or “olive-red skin” can be seen as your identity being central to