Rachel Lee

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A4: The use of names brings the reader closer to the imprisoned men. They are no longer simply criminals. They are humans who have made mistakes. They have a past and a hope for a future.
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A3: The question places uncertainty on the societal prejudices that restrict criminals to remain in prison. It emphasizes that, just as materials were not created for a single purpose, people are not innately corrupt.
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A2: Despite the bulk of the poem surrounding a prison and steel boundaries, the image it gives me toward the end is of a classroom of adults who have made mistakes, restarting their lives where children begin.
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A6: The poem is hopeful, perhaps not for society as a whole, but for the individuals who choose to retain their belief in something "beyond." In their refusals to forget, they are the few who could potentially lead an improvement for society itself.
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A5: The metaphor of other uses of the steel is a representation of the imprisoned men. They were never created to be criminals. And, perhaps, at one point, they still believed in their dreams of another, better, life.
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A1: The title "Beyond This Place" creates an expectation of the wonders to be found outside of an area. It has a positive connotation, almost preluding their discovery.
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WU: My favorite poem is "For the Taxi Cabs that Pass Me in Harvard Square." The desperation and hopelessness within is clearly genuine and, as a minority, though I cannot fully understand the African American struggle, it remains entirely frighteningly relatable.
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