Exile :: Literary Analysis, Julia Alvarez

The sonnet â€Å"Exile† by Julia Alvarez performs the contentions of a youthful girl’s family’s escape from an abusive autocracy in the Dominican Republic to the opportunity of the United States. The setting of this sonnet begins in the city of Trujillo in the Dominican Republic, which was renamed for the severe tyrant Rafael Trujillo; be that as it may, it in the end changes to New York when the family prevails to get away. The speaker is a little youngster who is unsophisticated to the world; along these lines, she doesn't have the foggiest idea what is befalling her family, despite the fact that she induces that something isn't right. The creator utilizes an all-encompassing illustration all through the sonnet to look at â€Å"swimming† and getting away from the Dominican Republic. Through the line â€Å"A rushed pack, permitting one toy a piece,† (13) it feels as though the family were ousted or driven away from its nation. The title of the sonn et â€Å"Exile,† advises the peruser that there was no decision for the family yet to leave the Dominican Republic, yet certain words and expressions emphasize the title. In this sonnet, the speaker expresser her inclination about escaping her home and how segregated she feels in the United States. The writer utilizes four line verses or quatrains, and this is an account sonnet in light of the fact that the speaker recounts to a story. The speaker appears to be somewhat odd in a manner since she doesn't have a clue what's going on; â€Å"Worried whispers† (6) is a similar sounding word usage, and it likewise represents the speaker’s tension. Both her uncle and father don't come clean to the speaker, rather they â€Å"Sugarcoat† it. This is like Emily Dickinson’s sonnet â€Å"Tell all reality however tell it slant† on the grounds that the youngsters may get frightened in the event that they become familiar with reality immediately. In the line â€Å"What a decent time she’ll have figuring out how to swim,† (11) the writer again underscores how grown-ups lie to youngsters so they don't hurt them. The speaker feels like her folks are misleading her; in any case, she just trusts them since she accepts that what grown-ups do can't tur n out badly. Likewise, â€Å"A week at the sea shore so papi get some rest† (15) seems as though the speaker’s father needs to leave the Dominican Republic since he is a threat. The speaker battles all through the sonnet since she is leaving all that she has known behind, and she is setting off to another land that she thinks nothing about.