A White Americans Lament

Rebekka Nielsen 2.Y USA TODAY - A White American’s Lament 12/10-2018 A White American’s Lament - Analysis The poem ?“A White Amerian’s Lament”? was written by Marion Dane Bauer in 2002. The poem is about all the “hardness” America as a country has gone through. From the possessing of America, to starting the KKK, to the captivity of Japanese Americans; the narrator is trying to justify the terrible actions throughout USA’s history. The poems intention is to raise awareness of the racist actions the white Americans has conducted towards foreign people throughout all of America’s history. The poem is an