"Not waving but drowning" by Stevie Smith and "Los Vendidos" written by Luis Valdez. Poetry

The poem, "Not Waving but Drowning" written by Stevie Smith strongly exemplifies the deceptive attitudes of people when hiding their true melancholy. Smith uses a drowning situation to familiarize the reaction of onlookers and society. In the poem, the victim gives false interpretation to those around him as they think he "[loves] larking" in the sea. He does this to hide his true feelings, similar to how most people attempt to hide their personal misfortunes. …

…Mexican Americans but does not return that support and how the Mexican Americans themselves are able to play stereotypes for Americans in an attempt to obtain what they want. In conclusion to this comedic drama, "Los Vendidos" written by Luis Valdez explains a Mexican salesman's ironic stereotyping of his own people though literary devices used by the author such as language with irony and characters to strengthen his point of stereotypes within the Mexican-American culture.