The poem “Where There’s a Wall” by Joy Kogawa, provide one the best way of conveying a message through imagery and very symbolic at the same time. The message of this poem is very simple, but throughout, the author indirectly conveys message about life and she incorporates life concepts (reality). In the poem she mentions, “ where there’s a wall there’s a way around over, or through there’s a gate”, she explicitly states that will be barriers in life but somehow there is always a way out. From the author’s perceptive, she teaches the audience a lesson through her struggles and barriers in life. The main message she conveys in this poem, is whenever you see a barrier if your life, instead of giving of up, try to stand by and figure a way out
