Years of Latin American oppression by power-greedy and money-hungry imperialist countries prompted the poet Pablo Neruda to write "Ode to the Americas."" ... Through the portrayal of Latin American economic and political exploitation, Neruda conveys his intricate feelings, resulting from the destruction of his native country. ... Pablo Neruda not only inspires his own native people to fight against oppression, but, perhaps, encourages economically and politically exploited people throughout the world to stop fighting among themselves and to band together in unison for the final defeat of th...

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