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the Statesns/the States America is it truly known to be the land of freedom, opportunity and different culture.Robert Hayden in his book of collected poems speaks about America and its different culture and problem. He explains by using different views and perspective to demonstrate what he think of America and Americans.In Robert Hayden American Journal Hayden had a Alien go and observe America. The Alien explains that America is a country of multi-cultural difference and that Americans are very energetic. As he continue to examine he explain that America is a land of violence and ghetto and that it is like that because Americans allow it to be that way.Hayden uses images to discuss most of what the stranger see. He is saying America is full of different culture, its the land of freedom and although its like that some people take advantage of it. Although America has its problem Hayden explain that the alien is attached and he like it. The alien cannot name or tell what it is abou t America that has him attach but he just like it in America.Words in the mourning time Hayden begins to explain America as self-destructive, and self-betrayed. He feels Americans fear death everyday and to be a hu creation Americans have to achieve it. Hayden then goes on to explain the hunger problem Americans face. There are many homeless and hungry Americans. In the poem he uses the images of someone sitting at a table and a hungry man come and take their food. He then goes on to explain that America is all about killing no matter who get hurt as long as its not the American people. Hayden uses the Vietnam War as an example when the village and the innocent school student were brutally killed. Hayden then explain America to be violent within at that place society the Americans kill separately other. He explains that America is full of ghetto and slums. He explain that although young boys from decent Americans homes are going around killing each other (98) American man should n ot be frightened to the evils that America face, they should go on struggling to be recognized as human. Ignore the racism and the threat, just remember that man are man and should be permitted to be a man. (98)The Rag man Hayden uses an image of a man who is homeless and is walking the cold winter streets in just rags.