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The central purpose of this poem is to be satirical towards the people in America. E.e. cummings uses this poem to make a stab at society and how they act. The focus he has is one patriotism. He jumbles many patriotic cliches and songs, which shows him mocking these which are usually songs of praise by people. In addition, he says that the soldiers do not know why they go to war. By saying this, cummings undercuts the soldiers. Most people thank soldiers for the service they do for us to be free, but cummings says that they do not care pretty much. At the end of the poem, he asks the question "then shall the voice of liberty be mute?" (line 14). This question is essentially saying to the people that no we should not be mute, we need tot do what I do and speak up. This is a mockery because he has truely butchered the patriotic songs and made a joke of everything anyone says concerning our country. How can anyone understand what he is saying anyways??? It is a mess what he says. It is just him rambling. His point of this poem is that people do not know why they tell people to say all of this patriotic stuff. He is pointing the finger at society.
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