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What is one theme of the poem that the speaker's
perspective reveals?
Read this excerpt from "Fences."
I peek through the cactus fence
and watch the women rub oil
sweeter than honey into their arms and legs
while their children jump waves
or sip drinks from long straws,
coconut white, mango yellow
O
O
O
There are hurtful divisions between rich and poor.
People often do not get to visit their hometown's sites.
Children live in a fantasy world that adults cannot join.
The ocean is powerful, and one needs to be careful
around it.