The representation of the concepts of assimilation and marginality has the white Anglo-Saxon Protestant at its centre; while minorities are inside the sheet and the outside of the sheet represents the power and influence of different ethnic groups. Minorities were based on their sexual orientation, race, religion, and class. Many, especially minorities, have suffered a certain marginalization and/or have achieved a certain assimilation. This includes the following major works "My Papa's Waltz", "Aunt Ida Pieces a Quilt", "The Lesson", "From Fly Girls", "The End of Men" and a visual aid, Freedom from Want. “My Papa's Waltz” by Theodore Roethke, the speaker reflects on his childhood experience with his father. The speaker enjoys spending time with his father. When his father came home from work, the boy and his father would waltz; however, the father smelled of whiskey. As the speaker and his father continue to dance, the speaker notices bruises on his father's knuckles. In the meantime it was getting late and the author's father reminded him that it was time to go to bed peacefully...