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The New Colossus Emma Lazarus’s poem “The New Colossus” is about the huge welcome that the immigrants coming to America saw as their boat came in to Ellis Island. The Statue of Liberty is being compared to the giant statue of Helios at Rhodes in Greece. Unlike the giant statue in Greece that was build to show the conquering of their country, in America the Statue is a symbol of freedom and a new life for thousands of people who came to America to start a new life. “The New Colossus” starts out stern and telling. The poem begins by telling us what the giant statue is not, then shifts and becomes caring and softer. The Statue of Liberty is an example of what America is all about; a country that takes care and protects its people. The attitude of Lazarus’s poem is caring and proud. The immigrants coming to America did not have to fear any longer, they were welcome in their new home. There are many connotations this poem. “Imprisoned Lightning” is the power that our county controls and does not use for evil. “Mother of Exiles” describes the statue taking on the role of a new mother for the people who come to America. The entire second verse of the poem describes how America will take in the immigrants from other lands no matter how poor or helpless they are. Lastly, the “golden door” describes America and all of its opportunities. The theme of “The New Colossus” is about the freedom offered to immigrants who come to make a new life in America. Lazarus describes America as the “golden door” where anything is possible. Dreams can be achieved and new lives can be made when the people cross under “The New
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