“The New Colossus” is a poem written by Emma Lazarus to help raise money for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. The poem was critically acclaimed and was put on the bottom of the Statue of Liberty. This poem is an important part of our U.S history and why we are such a diverse nation today. The theme of the poem talks about unity and uses symbolism to convey the theme. The theme of the poem is unity. This theme is relevant to the poem because the poem was created for the intention of bringing people together in America. Immigrants used this poem as a symbol of their new home they made. They now are united. In the poem it says “Give me your tired, your poor”(Lazarus, 10). This shows that the poem wants to unite people.
The poem uses symbolism
The poem uses symbolism