Kudzu

In James Dickey's poem "Kudzu" we understand that fear and ignorance can make a situation worse than what it really is. This poem explains to the reader that kudzu is not an ordinary vine but a killer vine. Kudzu was introduced to the United States in 1876 at the centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Hollis 1 of 3). Japan imported kudzu to landscape their elaborate garden (Hollis 1 of 3). In the south kudzu can grow one foot a day during the summer and 60 feet a season if it is not controlled (Hollis 1 of 3). This weed has the military, supernatural, and communication po…