ong rowsof cottonThis work is all they know, and they are figuratively trapped by their ignorance as they are literally trapped by the closely-spaced rows of cotton plants. XConclusionThis is a wonderful poem. The title itself is intriguing, as it can be read in many different ways: its a long day, to be sure, but is it only a day long? Or is this the life that these workers will lead forever? Villanueva tells us that they will never escape, and in so doing, reveals a powerful voice in the literary world....
