... 't speak in Boston for two reasons: one, he carefully watching the people around him; and two, he would rather not associate with this type of place. In the town, he "note[s] flies" 18, which is symbolic of the deadness the town holds within its "weak color of table-cloths." He emphasizes his protest against the materialism of the town when he ... even has made American's day-to-day life seem corrupt. However, he's more than a political analyst. In his later work, Cummings points into a lighter direction, but at the same time, sparks controversy over morality. Although provocative situat...

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