Tapan Darji Assignment 1

One allusion in "Inventing my Parents" is to World War II. It is alluded to when they are "discussing Hemingway and how this war will change them." This allusion contributes to the theme that while things look normal, they aren't always good. The war is changing the environment and causing worry. The heat outside represents the tension that is arising. The image the mom creates of "a hawk flying over, its shadow sweeping every town." The hawk is WWII and its shadow is the tension and worry that people are feeling due to the war. This contrasts sharply with the end of the poem where the man is reciting a love poem and the woman is laughing. The contrast shows that while things may seem normal, the war is creating tension in the country.