I’m trying to learn for my History class and I’m stuck. Can you help?
Please respond to the following questions:
Jimmy Santiago Baca
1. In "Immigrants in Our Own Land," what similarities can be found between the speaker's life in prison and his life before? Are these similarities good or bad? (4-5 sentences)
2. ("Immigrants in Our Own Land") What is the setting of this poem? (4-5 sentences)
3. Baca suggests parallels between life inside and and outside of prison. What are these parallels? Use specific examples from the poem. (6-7 sentences)
4. What is the definition of immigrants? Why does Baca use this term when referring to the prisoners? In what way does this term connect his experience as a prisoner to his experience as a Mexican American? (5-7 sentences)