Read the poem by Jamaal May



The boy decides soldiers can no longer be dead,

so he begins to dig.



Graves are shallow enough that, using only his hands,

he quickly finds a limb



buried without a corpse. He brushes dirt away,

slides the arm into a pocket of overalls.



Until all soldiers are found and placed

in seperate ziplock bags,



his fingers rake soil,

churn the dark earth. His brother



finds him afterwards filling a sink to rinse

the crevices and metal joints, worried



he bathes the plastic infantry too carefully.

As if they had families, As if they were men



Respond to the following questions:


How does the poem reflect the speaker’s cultural experience?

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A) It reveals how the author sees the dehumanization of soldiers.

B) Peace requires a soldier’s sacrifice.

C) It explains how the soldiers of the time are forced to risk their lives in combat.

D) It describes the soldiers of the time are called to battle for freedom.