![]() This comes off as if the mother is erasing her daughter’s existence from her home and from a future. In the second verse the young girl is experiencing her mother “erasing” her writings with “linseed from a burping can / Into a crumpled-up flannel.” (7-8) The mother is doing her own routine of keeping the house tidy and clean, with no idea that she’s affecting her daughter’s sense of self-worth. She says “Every morning” to emphasize how important her dreams were. As she did her writing, her mother was in the background spritzing what seems like wood cleaner to pick up all the dust lying around. ![]() She would do it on any surface that contained dust. She would write in all different styles like script and capital letters. She says, “Each morning I wrote my name / on the dusty cabinet, then crossed / the dining table in script, scrawled / in capitals on the backs of chairs, / practicing signatures like scales” (1-5). She’d write her name on every dusty surface. In the beginning, the young girl would do what she always did. But as the poem progresses she becomes determined and aware of her true self as well as what she wants to be. She speaks in first person point of view and she tells her story with sadness. The poem is created by her memories of waking up every morning and repeating the same routine. The speaker of the poem is an adult woman looking back at her childhood. With each signature came a hand and cloth to wipe it all away. But her mother was slowly depriving her of all optimism she had. Her future was destined to be a bright one. She could feel a sense of accomplishments for herself as she continuously wrote her name on every surface. She has dreams so big that she would practice writing her signature on the dusty platforms in her house. But what happens when that parent is oblivious to a child’s dreams? What happens when that parent diminishes any chance or hope in those young eyes without noticing it?ĭusting by Julia Alvarez is the story of a young girl with big dreams. With support and encouragement from loving parents, that child can be exceptional in their own unique way. They see themselves doing great things for the world, changing it for the better. His or her ambitions are greater than anyone’s. This poem teaches a lesson about the issue at hand and also provides another perspective.The idea of living in a world where your name is known and your face recognizable is something kids dream about. ![]() Moreover, it describes a very sad story about discrimination. Also, I love the fact that it really draws the reader into a story that talks about her early life-it gives us a background of a child's perspective on Queens. It included very vivid, descriptive words. All of these were drawn off of her lifetime's experiences.Īll in all, my favorite poem of hers is Queens, out of the five I read, which were: Queens, Housekeeping Cages, Dusting, Ironing Their Clothes, and First Muse. Over the years, she wrote a third collection of poetry, a number of children books, and also fifteen separate stories. Her stories of the culture differences she experienced also transition into her essay book, Something to Declare, which was written in 1998. The Other Side, her second book, written in 1995, includes descriptive poems on her childhood and of the memories she has traced back to her immigration that influenced her life and who she became because of her lifestyle. Yet, her childhood stills plays a major role in her work. The themes of her poetry range from love, domestic life, and work. Her poetry has always incorporated simplicity and descriptive, clear language and wording. The very first book of poetry she wrote, Homecoming, was published in 1984, and later expanded in 1996. Widely known, her poetry has been published in journals, magazines, and books.
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