Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” I am not african. Africa is in me, but I cannot return. I am not taína. Taíno is in me, but there is no way back. I am not european. Europe lives in me, but I have no home there. What does this passage reveal about the speaker of the poem?

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Revolt · Accepted Answer

It shows that she embraces all parts of her heritage by refusing to be classified as one in particular.

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Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” I am not african. Africa is in me, but I cannot return. I am not taína. Taíno is in me, but there is no way back. I am not european. Europe lives in me, but I have no home there. What does this passage reveal about the speaker of the poem?

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