note: Your teacher will grade your response to ensure that you receive proper credit for your answer.Read the following poem by Grace Paley and answer the question that follows. Your response should be 2–3 sentences in length."Family"by Grace PaleyMy father was brilliant embarrassed funny handsomemy mother was plain serious principled kindmy grandmother was intelligent lonesome for herother life her dead children silentmy aunt was beautiful bitter angry lovingI fell among these adjectives in earliest childhoodand was nearly buried with opportunitysome of them stuck to me othersfinding me American and smooth slipped awayWhat does the speaker of the poem imply about being American? full sentences

Answer 1

The speaker implies that being American resulted in some of the adjectives falling away from them, as they became "smooth" and different from their family members. This suggests that being American may have a unique influence on one's identity and how they relate to their family.