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The poems `America ' by A .Ginsberg , `On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City ' by Sh . Alexie and L . Hughes 's `Let America be America again criticize modern America and its values , forgotten cultural traditions and cultural decay . Thesis Three poems are based on similar themes depicting problems of modern society and its changing nature

On the one hand , the poets live in the era marked by new perception of the world and self-image , new interpretation of freedom and humans rights , new science and industrial innovations in comparison with the

br previous age . But they do not like the social changes in contemporary America criticizing lack of morals and social freedom . In `America ' A Ginsberg asks : America when will you be angelic / When will you take off your clothes /When will you look at yourself through the grave ? (Ginsberg . Historical events which influenced the society during the first half of the XX century changed political viewpoints on the notions of freedom and cultural diversity . Similar ideas are expressed by Langston Hughes and Sherman Alexie who question the role of liberty and freedom in society : Who said the free ? Not me /Surely not me ? The millions on relief today (Hughes . People were not free to practice a high degree of ethical and religious pluralism in their personal life

The main similarity of the poems is a theme of cultural diversity and its negative impact on a national unity . Individuals , through their identification with the nation , can be compared with believers , but the authors vividly portray that the problems of racial injustice and cultural diversity have deep historical roots connected with the period of slavery . There 's never been equality for me / Nor freedom in this "homeland of the free (Hughes . Ginsberg understanding of American culture was based on cross-national comparisons . For him , American culture is an "outlier " in comparison with other nations : America it 's them bad Russians (Ginsberg . Similar to these ideas , Sherman Alexie speaks about problems of Indians as an integral part of American nation

The main point Ginsberg tries to keep across is the theme of foreign policy which changed America and its citizens . He criticizes Russians and speaks about a threat of their expansion . Also , he claims that liberty and freedom are the main human values most Americans deprived The main idea of Hughes is that black people should preserve their unique cultural identity , music and social values in to survive as a unity . He states that most of the Americans forget about liberty and `dreams ' their fathers struggle for . In the poem by Sherman Alexie the speakers vividly portrays forgotten traditions and ethical identity . He depicts that importance of history and cultural background for modern generations . My favorite poem is `Let America be America again . I like his ideas about liberty and importance of self-identity , absence of restrictions and compulsions , and in correlation with the idea of will he sees it as the opportunity to act as would be desirable . Hughes underlines that...