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Trabalho sobre "the hill we climb" de Amanda Gorman...

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- What is the significance of the poem’s title? What might the “hill” signify in our democracy? Why? The poem title is about the difficulties that the American Democracy face with the Trump Administration and all the events that put the democracy at risk. I think that the use of the “hill” means the obstacle, the climb that the American people must do to recover their democratic principles. - What do you think is meant by the phrase “quiet isn’t always peace”? If you had to restate this idea in your own words, how would you say this? Can you think of a time when things have been quiet but not peaceful? That phrase means that even if there is a kind of peace in a country that does not means that everything is okay. In my opinion, I could restate this idea as: Given some injustices, people are not responding or acting, but that doesn´t mean that they are ignoring the events. I think that the death of George Floyd was an event that shown some violence and is an example of being quiet but not peaceful. - Gorman writes that “the norms and notions of what just is, isn’t always justice.” What do you think this line means? Do you agree? Why or Why not? I think it means that the habits and ways of most of the people can´t be understand as justice. I agree, because that way of thinking usually does not take into account the minorities interests. - Look for the moment where Gorman describes herself in the poem. How does she describe herself? Which of her own identities does she name? Why do you think she chooses to name these identities in this poem about American democracy? She describes herself as a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother who had a dream of becoming president. I think that she chooses to say that she is a child of a black family, descendent from slaves to prove that, in America, if you believe and put all your effort, you can achieve great things. - How does Gorman describe what “being American” is or isn’t? Why do you think she describes it in this way? What, if anything, might you change or add to her description? She describes being American as someone that is committed to all cultures, colours, characters, and conditions of man. I think she uses those references to say that being American is someone that defends tolerance and is able to deal with all differences, races and religions. I think that she says it all. - Throughout the poem we find references to events from the news. Identify these lines. What do these references invite readers to reflect on about America and Americans? “We've seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it, would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. And this effort very nearly succeeded”. These phrases are references of the January 6th attacks on the capitol building. The poem refers those lines because the author wants that all the Americans think about populism and the impact of some politics on the American democracy principles. In these poem, there’s also a reference to the elections, an event that divided America in two parts: (“somehow we do it”; “we’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation”). All the people should evaluate the impact of their votes and try to have knowledge of the main principles of the people they vote.

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