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The poet explains that it is very difficult for a multicultural individual to find his or her place in the world, as they are constantly attracted by cultural values present in a variety of civilizations. All of these cultures are present in her mind and she accepts them by becoming a part of a unique community encompassing a wide variety of ideas. Because she does not feel comfortable looking in the past for a cultural identity, she wants to live in the present. This makes it possible for her to identify with a single culture that recognizes her character and that promotes the belief that it is perfectly normal for an individual to live in accordance with customs present in a series of cultures.
Morales considers that culture is more important than race when it comes to the factors that influence a particular individual. A multicultural individual behaves different from mainstream people, as he or she is accustomed to performing diverse activities that have entered his or her community as a result of the numerous numbers of cultures present here. It appears that Morales indirectly praises the American culture for the fact that it enabled people coming from diverse environments to interact and to become a part of a community of their own.
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Morales is aware that there are many people in the U.S. who are similar to her and wants her poem to influence them in adopting a relaxed attitude regarding their cultural identity. From her perspective, one does not need to identify with a single culture in order for the respective individual to have his or her confidence strengthened. Instead, a person who is multicultural needs to accept his or her background and focus on living in the future as the product of a series of factors that came together in shaping his or her personality.
Through claiming that "history made me," Morales emphasizes the fact that her cultural identity is the product of many years of evolution during which several cultures interacted and affected each-other. Several cultures living in the same place make it possible for individuals to get actively engaged in creating a new culture. The writer wants readers to comprehend the wrongness in discriminating and to learn that living in harmony with other cultures provides one with the opportunity to achieve positive results in his or her life.
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Levin Morales, Aurora, "Child of the Americas,"
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