Question

"Us v Them" by David Tomas Martinez Based on the title, whis is "us" and who is "them"? What does each group look like? What conflict will occur in the poem? How do you know?

Answer 1

In the "Us vs them" by David Thomas, 'us' is referred to the American citizens and 'them' is referred to the Russians.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the poem "Us vs then" by David Thomas, 'us' is referred to the American citizens and 'them' is referred to the Russians. The poem talks about the potential threat of a nuclear warfare between U.S and Russia and how their leaders made the Americans to think that the communists were evil.

The conflict which may occur would be a nuclear war. We can know this by the way the poet mentions about his childhood in elementary school. The poet mentions how they were taught to 'Duck and Cover' while they were in school as there were high chances of war at any moment.