Frida Khalo Legal Alien Essay

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The poem and the painting both share a similar problem that is cultural identity. It seems that they're conflicted between the fringes of two worlds. In “Legal Alien” by Pat Mora and the Frida Khalo self portrait both share similarities and have differences, but one thing that is obvious is that both is the present being in between 2 worlds.
Frida Kahlo's problem is internal same as Pat Mora it also happens to be an internal conflict. In addition, they are experiencing a division in 2 cultures. The self portrait as well as the poem have symbolism or some type of meaning behind it, like for pat mora in her poem it clearly shows she is in a conflict with her culture because to an American she's Mexican to a Mexican she is American and just like Frida Khalo in her portrait you can clearly see that she is in 2 words by one side depicting America and the other Mexico. They similarly seem to be aware that there is something going on they both express that they are stuck in a cultural identity. …show more content…

In Frida Kahlo's painting she is in a conflict that she's having on her own unlike the poem it's not caused by other people. In contrast to the self portrait it shows more symbolism, for example notice the smoke that's behind her it's on the right side. Now that you have have that in mind the smoke shows an American flag it can represent the American side of her or her American culture. Furthermore the way the fog is placed makes it look like it's her thought bubble symbolizing she has it in her mind. Not only that on her left hand she is holding the Mexican flag to the left side telling us that is the Mexican culture and no matter what she will hold it

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