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WILL THE STATUE OF LIBERTY GO BACK TO FRANCE?
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The Statue of Liberty (whose official name is “Liberty Enlightening the World”) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor (which is part of New York City). The idea for the statue was conceived in 1865, when the French historian and abolitionist Édouard de Laboulaye proposed a monument to commemorate the upcoming centennial of U.S. independence (in 1876), the perseverance of American democracy, and the liberation of the nation's slaves as a result of the Civil War (1861-1865).
But though the Statue of Liberty has long been considered a symbol of the United States, the results of the first two months of President Donald Trump’s administration motivated Raphaël Glucksmann, a French Member of European Parliament, to demand that the United States return the famous monument to France. Glucksmann called on Americans to send the gifted statue back, stating that because of Trump's embrace of dictators, his generalized attacks on civil rights, and his policies of unconstitutional detention and mass deportation, the U.S. no longer adheres to the values of liberty and democracy embodied in the monument.
According to Glucksmann, "We’re going to say to the Americans who have chosen to side with the tyrants, to the Americans who have fired researchers for demanding scientific freedom: Give us back the Statue of Liberty. It was our gift to you, but apparently you despise [desprezam] it. So it will be just fine here at home."
Officially presented to the United States by France in Paris in 1880, the statue was unveiled [revelada] in New York Harbor in 1886 to mark (10 years late) the 1776-1876 centennial anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It has long been a symbol of the American dream for immigrants arriving in New York Harbor seeking a better life in the United States. Inscribed at the base of the statue are the powerful words by the poet Emma Lazarus, herself a descendant of Jewish immigrants: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free [as multidões apinhadas que anseiam por respirar em liberdade].”
Nevertheless, too many of Donald Trump's policies and activities have cast [lançaram] a shadow on this beacon [farol] of welcome and liberty – at least that’s what Raphaël Glucksmann seems to believe.
QUESTÃO
The information in the article suggests that when Emma Lazarus wrote the words for the inscription at the base of the Statue of Liberty, she was
aware that most U.S. politicians would disagree with those words.
mainly addressing European immigrants.
directing her words especially at Jewish immigrants.
summarizing for many immigrants the essence of the American dream.
unaware that, years later, many people would laugh at those words.
🔐 Gabarito (clique para revelar)
🧭 Leitura orientada
A questão solicita uma inferência contextual sobre a intenção de Emma Lazarus ao escrever o poema inscrito na base da Estátua da Liberdade. É necessário interpretar o valor simbólico atribuído às palavras no texto.
🔍 Identificação do trecho relevante
O texto afirma que os versos de Emma Lazarus transformaram a Estátua da Liberdade em um símbolo do sonho americano, especialmente para imigrantes que chegavam ao porto de Nova York em busca de uma vida melhor. Embora a poeta fosse descendente de judeus, suas palavras têm alcance universal.
🧠 Núcleo de sentido
A inscrição sintetiza a promessa dos Estados Unidos como terra de acolhimento, liberdade e oportunidades. Assim, os versos não se dirigem a um grupo específico, mas expressam, de forma emblemática, a essência do sonho americano compartilhada por muitos imigrantes.
🔍 Análise alternativa por alternativa (com pegadinhas)
(A) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: o texto não sugere
que Lazarus tivesse consciência
de discordância política futura
em relação às suas palavras.
(B) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: embora muitos imigrantes fossem europeus,
o texto não restringe o alcance da mensagem a esse grupo.
(C) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: apesar de a poeta ser descendente
de judeus, o texto deixa claro que
a mensagem não era dirigida exclusivamente
a imigrantes judeus.
(D) ✅ Correta — GABARITO
A alternativa traduz corretamente o texto:
as palavras de Emma Lazarus
resumem, para muitos imigrantes,
a essência do sonho americano,
associada a acolhimento, liberdade
e esperança de uma vida melhor.
(E) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: não há qualquer indicação
de ironia ou descrédito futuro
previsto pela autora.
🧠 Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ A inscrição simboliza acolhimento e liberdade.
✔ A mensagem é ampla e universal.
✔ Representa o sonho americano para imigrantes.
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (D)