Read over the Background and the Poem and then respond to th…

Read over the Background and the Poem and then respond to the questions at the end.  Background La Llorona (Latin American Spanish: ; ‘the Crying Woman, the Weeping Woman, the Wailer’) is a vengeful ghost in Hispanic American folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her. Whoever hears her crying either suffers misfortune, death or their life becomes unsuccessful in every field. Llorona by Gloria Muñoz All the public places I’ve cried:airports, beaches, parking lots— so many—waiting rooms,parks, train platforms, benches. Whose lossis shed? The bluish distillate in Rilke’s saucerless cupwas watered down with tears to be more bearable.In this morning’s coffee tears dissolved like cometsinto darkness. If I need a good cry I watch that astronaut singing“Major Tom,” playing his guitar. Astronaut tears are Jell-O.Even this physics makes my heart confetti. You’re too emotional,you said, as my eyes irrigated the flower beds. In India, Colombia,Chile, Japan, and the Philippines, you can still hire a professionalmourner. Crying in public ought to be easier. Designatedtrees or hilltops might help. Or an hour of tears,when we can howl in unison and then return to ourdiluteness. I mean dailiness. Crying is inevitablewhen headlines read like requiems. WhenCihuacoatl prophesied the conquest of Mexicoall she could do was cry.   LLORONA Todos los lugares públicos donde he llorado:aeropuertos, playas, parqueaderos —tantos— salas de espera,parques, andenes de trenes, bancos. ¿La pérdida de quiénse derrama? El destilado azul en la taza sin platillo de Rilkefue diluido con lágrimas para ser más soportable.En el café de esta mañana mis lágrimas se disolvieron como cometasen la oscuridad. Si necesito un buen llanto miro a ese astronauta cantando“Mayor Tom,” tocando su guitarra. Las lágrimas de astronauta son gelatina.Esta física hace de mi corazón confeti. Eres demasiado emocional,dijiste, mientras mis ojos irrigaban las flores. En la India, Colombia,Chile, Japón y Filipinas, todavía puedes contratar a una plañideraprofesional. Llorar en público debería ser más fácil. Designadosárboles o cimas de colinas podrían ayudar. O una hora de lágrimas,cuando podemos aullar al unísono y luego volver a nuestradiligencia, a lo diario. El llanto es inevitablecuando los titulares suenan como réquiems. CuandoCihuacoatl profetizó la conquista de Méxicolo único que podía hacer era llorar. Questions Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) where you respond to the text by answering the following questions: What are your initial thoughts about the poem? Who is the monster or non-human being in this text and how are they described? How does monster or non-human being represent, reflect, or reveal human fears, social anxieties, cultural events, or questions about morality or identity. What does this story reveal about humanity?