"Pink Dog" by Elizabeth Bishop - Logos

Pink Dog has a message familiar to those from South America and other Spanish-speaking countries. Carnival is a worl-wide celebration on the American Mardi Gras. Unlike the American celebration, though, Carnival spurs a celebration with nearly full participation from the people. They come together as a family and celebrate until Ash Wednesday. Bishop's logos for writing this poem was persuading the outsiders, non-participaters, and particularly Americans that Carnival was a celebration for ALL to celebrate. The "pink dog" is the outsider who doesn't participate. This can also represent the"radios, Americans, or something, (that) have ruined it completely." She wants to tell people that Carnival is an event that shouldn't disappear - it should be celebrated all the more! She is encouraging even the "beggars" to dress up in some way for the event. She doesn't want to lose her Spanish culture to the American business-like culture.