Which is the best paraphrase of this line from "the new colossus"? the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. a) the miserable outcasts of a crowded continent.*** b) the awful litter on crowded beaches. c) the miserable people who insist on leaving a crowded land. d) the selfish people who spurn people from slums.

what are the statements xd

explanation:

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."