Hazel Tells LaVerne- Machan-5

This poem no doubt struck a humurous cord within the class.  I feel that in Hazel Tells LaVerne, Machan is trying to prove a point about how someone feels about themself while using humor as her tool.  She also uses satire in a way at the end.  "me...a princess"(Machan). We can easily see that the woman being talked about is a maid with reference to the Howard Johnson's.  We also see that she may not be very confident in herself.  Twice, she downplays the compliment of being a princess showing her lack in confidence.  This shows that she may not be content in where she is in her life and is looking for more.  I also noticed that this poem may have been the mock of the old fairytale about the frog and princess.  However, with a realistic spin on it, we get a taste of the modern version of how that story would unfold.  Overall, I feel that Machan is trying to show the discontent that a low-educated, poorly employed woman has with herself.  This is emphasized with the seperation and positioning of the last two words of the poem. They both have their own line and they are both seperate.