The author continues his exploration of the interconnection of societies with personification of the television. “One of them singing news about a far-off war (3)” While the act of signing is largely a human quality, we are presented with the image of an arguably inhuman object in the act. “One comparing the breast size of an actress from Hollywood / to the breast size of an actress from Bollywood (4-5)” all three lines give us the idea that in the shopping malls of America the images of superficial appearance and war are commonplace. They are available for people of all ages to witness. With the introduction of Lucinda we begin to see the process of a coming of age for a young American. “And here is my niece Lucinda / who is nine and a true
