In this excerpt from edgar allan poe's "the raven," what does the biblical reference to the healing “balm in gilead” signify? "prophet! " said i, "thing of evil! —prophet still, if bird or devil! — whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore, desolate, yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted— on this home by horror haunted—tell me truly, i implore— is there—is there balm in gilead? —tell me—tell me, i implore! " quoth the raven, "nevermore."

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because of all the immigration, america became one big melting pot. the diversity of cultures from all over the world made america somewhat divided as well. people that immigrated stayed with their kind, and their traditions, while native born americans stayed with their kind and their traditions. normally, people born in american scorned the immigrants as well. the new religions also divided america. in summary, it took away from the american culture and identified america as the "melting pot."