"Lady Freedom Among Us" analysis
I am confident that the "Lady Freedom" that the author is talking about is the Statue of Liberty. I think that the author's message is that Lady Liberty is the symbol of America for many important reasons, however in my oppinion the main reason is that she stands tall through the good and the bad and has never let anyone down. This can be related to many events in America's history, such as September 11th. Even though many lives were taken and we are in a war now, America has kept strong and refuses to give up on our beliefs and our troops. We were also able to unite and stand tall as a nation after the September 11th attacks, which demonstrates bravery and pride, as does the Statue of Liberty.
posted by Perri Chernick at
4:47 PM
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Hi! My name is Alison, and for my English class, we are all posting blogs about our favorite poets, and I chose Rita Dove. I also analyzed her poem “Lady Freedom Among Us”, and there’s just one thing I think I should quickly correct you on. Obviously the Statue of Liberty would make a lot of sense as the “Lady Freedom” that Dove describes in her poem, but she is actually referring to the Thomas Crawford Lady Freedom statue that was taken down, repaired, and relocate when Dove wrote her poem. Your basic analysis, on the other hand, I completely agree with; Dove wants to prove that the Statue stands resolute, even when some would no longer see or believe in her. Because we’ve had a taste of freedom, we can never go back to a time where it’s not an implied right!
Check out MY blog at http://alisonegr5.edublogs.org/ !! We can discuss our favorite poems of Dove's :)
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