Part B

What might "it" refer to in the following excerpt from "Freeway 280"? Why might "it" be important to the speaker?

Las casitas near the gray cannery,

nestled amid wild abrazos of climbing roses

and marl-high red geraniums

are gone now. The freeway conceals it

all beneath a ralsed scar.

The "it" in the excerpt possibly refers to the neighborhood that the highway now conceals. However, in a figurative sense, the "it" could refer to the speaker's culture. This culture was anaspect of her life that she wasn't too proud of while growing up, but now, as an adult, she misses and respects it. Because of this, the "it" also represents the speaker's identity.

Explanation:

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