Miguel Algarin's , A Mongo Affair attacks the misconceptions, and the American Dream inspired thoughts that some islanders may have life when they move to the United States from Puerto Rico. The Poem exhibits anger when recognizing and accepting the loss of "home". The Poem claims that Puerto Rican men in the United States are doing better than those on the Island. This in turn has sucked out the motivation a drive of the Puerto Rican man to strive to do the best he can. This is exemplified by a explicit metaphor related the unmotivated Puerto Rican man to a flaccid penis when Miguel says :
" Mongo mean Flojo
Mongo means Bloodless
Mongo means Soft
Mongo cannot penetrate
Mongo can only tease"
He develops a character that has a love/hate relationship when it comes to talking about the Island of Puerto Rico. Miguel also uses a type of Nuyorican language whihc is a mix between Ne Yorker and Puerto Rican. Ultimately Miguel calls himself a nomad in which he says he finds himself a foreinger everwhere he goes. If i had a chance I would love to see the play in New York on 'A mongo Affair" I believe it would be very insightful
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