Analyzing The Poem 'The New Colossus'

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In the poem “The New Colossus” the statue of liberty is seen as a beacon of freedom and liberty. The author of this poem says that the statue almost speaks and it says it wants to help the poor,” Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,...”. The author’s interception of the American dream is that America is the land of freedom and fairness.
The poem “Refugee in America” represents the American Dream because it talks about how the speaker has freedom. But even though he has this freedom it talks about how he doesn’t have the liberty because of his race. The author’s interception of the american dream is to be treated fairly.
The story “The First Americans” doesn’t represent the American Dream because it talks

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