Read this excerpt from the poem and explain whether Ferlinghetti is proud of America’s achievements as a new empire. Provide reasons for your answer.
Why are you staring at me
as if I were America itself
the new Empire
vaster than any in ancient days
with its electronic highways
carrying its corporate monoculture
around the world
And English the Latin of our days—

He's not proud because he doens't believe that this is the true America. He talks about a "new Empire" that is "vaster" but not greater than past empires. He suggests that the US has economic & technological power but has no valuable culture. All cultures the same, because of which society is lost.

Explanation:

your

made man, i'll never forget

mine is worth far more

these are hyperbolic statements, i hope it