How can "The Transplant" in refugees by vetthanh Nguyen be read as a satire on America's obsession with labels, status, and financial wealth? And what consequences does the story seem to suggest these obsessions have on both the individual and American society as a whole?

Answer and Explanation:

"The Refugees" can be read as a satire on America's obsession with labels, status and financial wealth. That's because "The Refugees" tells the story of several families of immigrants who see America as the ideal place to escape their problems related to their home country. This is due to the stereotype created by the Americans themselves that America is the land of prosperity, ignoring the difficulties that a person can go through to prosper.

This stereotype can cause disappointment in foreigners, or even the loss of cultural identity, making them not feel a sense of belonging to something, since they cannot belong to a specific culture. Society can also be affected, as it ends up being composed of individuals who are dissatisfied, but are unable to change.

the characters especially dave, are frustrated with the inequalities that exist within their life. we  

infer that if he doesn't escape, then he will work on the fields for the rest of his life. an example  

within the text is the conversation between mrs. saunder and dave. mrs. saunder say's "lawd,  

chill, whut's wrong wid yuh? ". here we seen how she comes for dave in an emotional way.

in at least one hundred words, explain how dave’s search for adulthood in “the man who  

was almost a man” reflects the african-american desire to escape the poverty of the south

at the time the story was written.

dave's desire to escape slavery greatly reflects the african-american desire to  

escape oppression and poverty. dave is struggling to declare his identity with the occurence of  

the rural south in his place. throughout the  

story

dave is very irritated because of the way he is  

being treated by whites and how he basically has no freedom. his search for adulthood is exactly

how most african-americans felt and acted during that time. dave also gets so fed up that he  

wants to actually fight back which is how all the other african-americans felt too. desperation is

a major theme in the story as dave is desperate to experience his adulthood, and african-

americans are desperate to escape poverty.

william zanzinger killed poor hattie carroll

with a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger

at a baltimore hotel society gath'rin'

based on these first lines from the song "the lonesome death of hattie carroll," what can

the audience infer about zanzinger?

he is a wealthy man.

the vietnam war was the first one watched by americans on television. how did this  

viewing of the war in their living rooms most clearly affected modern literature in which of  

the following ways? select all that apply.

the literature focused on the realities of war.

since people saw the war all the time, the literature focused on happy things.

it was written with a purpose to actually end the war.