An Interpretation Between Two Works Of Literature What I will be writing today is a comparison of two different poems, one called “Dear Mama” by Tupac Shakur and the other called “Mothers and Daughters” by Mora. These poems are both about family and parents. I will be answering questions along this paper such as who’s the speaker? How does the way the speaker is presented help us understand the ideas of the poem? What is the situation of the speaker or the speaker’s story? How does this situation or speaker contribute to the ideas of the poem? What is the tone/attitude of the poem in relation to its subject? What emotions are expressed or implied? Where is the poem using vivid or concrete details to help us picture the subject conveyed? In …show more content…
Not everyone will understand the struggles of a single mother. In the late 90’s there was gang violence in Los Angeles, California and was poverty where Tupac grew up. A lot of his songs show how his experience was in the environment. In this song it shows how for a single mother to show love for her kids is hard when it was a time when they had a lot of gang violence. And the fathers would leave their children. In the poem “Mothers and Daughters” by Mora the speaker is the mother who is talking about the relationship of mothers and their daughters. They talk and show us how relationships between mothers and daughters can be complicated. In the beginning of the poem, she talks about the love that they share with each other. A mother’s love is like no other and will always be …show more content…
He compared her to that because even though she was an addict she still manages to raise a wonderful son. She had to raise him without a father figure in the house, while there is poverty going on, and while there is gang violence going on in Los Angeles, California. In the poem “Mothers and Daughters” the figure of speech is “arm-in-arm” this is showing an image of a mother and daughter’s bond. They are holding each other’s hand, talking, and having a good time