How would you describe the story “Steeled” to someone who hasn’t read it? You might use terms like genre, fantasy, logical and illogical, and surreal or surrealism in your description. Explain the symbolism in “Steeled.” Identify two or three possible symbols and explain what they might mean.

often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

people like to have money.

i am tired.

it is getting late.

- "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."