The speaker describes people who have been negatively impacted by the border. What land of challenges do you think the border presented them with? How does the physical obstacle
that a border presents compare to the mental and emotional Obstacles?

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Explanation:

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."