The New Colossus

When one encounters, The Colossus of New York, it is much like New York itself. Colson Whitehead highlights little moment that define the Big Apple. He takes you on a free trip, landing you right on the map of New York City. Whitehead writes a love letter sent to everyone who has set foot in the city once, twice, or a thousand times before, doing an excellent job of finding yourself catching sentences that you can identify are from the most populated city in the United States. Perhaps, making…

America, the Mosaic Society The New Colossus poem became part of the Statue of Liberty, also known as Mother of Exiles, on Liberty Island in 1903. As the Statue of Liberty was essentially America’s welcome sign and beacon of hope for thousands of European immigrants arriving on Ellis Island, it was fitting for Emma Lazarus’s full poem to be engraved above the main entrance of the statue in 1945. Lazarus’s poem references and symbolizes freedom, opportunity, independence, and compassion to the…

“The New Colossus”, “Refugee in America”, and “The First Americans” all have to do with liberty and freedom. They all explain their points of view and how they are related to liberty and freedom. Some display positive messages and some display negative messages, but they all display the message the American dream in different perspectives. In “The New Colossus” the view of the American dream is shown from describing the Statue of Liberty and how she played a part in freedom and liberty. “Give me…

these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" (Lazarus, lines 10-14) This excerpt is from Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus” which is on a bronze plaque inside the Statue of Liberty on Ellis Island. The Statue of Liberty represents the welcoming of tens of thousands of immigrants from around the world who wish to start a new life and escape the trepidations and ruthlessness of their home country. I believe we take these words in the poem for granted and…

The Statue of Liberty is a symbol to many; however, to each individual the meaning of the symbol could change drastically. In The New Colossus, by Emma Lazarus, the statue is seen as a maternal figure who nurtures the undesirables of the world; the tired, poor, huddled masses and homeless. She stands at her post illuminating the traveler’s path to the “golden door” (Lazarus). Pat Mora’s work, Immigrants, doesn’t directly reference the Statue of Liberty, but I believe that the statue makes a…

“The New Colossus” is beckoning the downtrodden to the United States, but it is also implying that some will not receive this freedom. It lists a few generic attributes of those who might benefit from life in the United States, but the key quality of all immigrants is a yearning to “breathe free.” This freedom, whether it is religious freedom, free speech, or simply a shot at fulfilling the American Dream, is paramount to what make the United States a great destination for immigrants but is also…

In the clippage the theme of religion also arose from one of the immigrants. Immigrants believed the statue was sent from god himself symbolizing the equality to come to them. This theme of religion can be explained by new immigrants being deeply religious with the emerging of new religions being spread all over the world. In the textbook it states about 70% from eastern and southern Europe, which had developed to become a very religious part of the world. My nonni grew up catholic, which…

In “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus, she writes, “’Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…’” (Lazarus 9). The “huddled masses” are drawn to America because of the optimism that they have that life will be better than in their…

In “The New Colossus” By Emma Lazarus, the 14-line sonnet written in an iambic pentameter tells a story through the mind of The Statue Of Liberty as it gives us the feeling that she is alive. Reading the poem for the first time, a reader would get lost in the meaning Lazarus is trying to explain. Her use of poetic devices helps create a vivid and effective way to bring Lady Liberty to life and give a deeper meaning to what the poem as a whole. A poem meant to help support the building the statue…

negative symbolism that will make the United States look like a prison. People will no longer be able to look at our beautiful country the way Emma Lazarus described it. “From her beacon hand glows a warm wide welcome.” This statement from The New Colossus written by Emma Lazarus has a serious meaning. It means that the united states welcome everyone no matter what color, sex, race, or nationality they are. Yes, people have to take a test to become a residence of the United States and yes, many…