A war is a political measure, whose effects permeate civilians’ life, leaving them homeless, unprotect, frightened, in a profound despair, all gathered by the same fateful circumstances in a shelter, far away from what once was called home. As expected, with a hurtful and outrageous conflict comes sorrow and suffering embedded in the existence of refugees. Orji and Samuel (2013, p.46) define refugee as “someone forced against his/her will to seek safety elsewhere, usually in a strange land, so as to escape political or religious persecution or as a result of a national disaster”.
In A mother in a Refugee camp the speaker is envisioning a scene, using literary devices such alliterations, imagery and tones to describe motherhood in a war scenario. The poet, then, grasps the Nigeria War atmosphere and reflects upon a mother’s role. In literature a wide range of mother has been portrayed, and many of them are not depicted as a perfect model expected by society. For instance, the cruel Medea , the neglect Emma Bovary , or the resentful mother described in the poem Song of the Old Mother .
In broad terms, motherhood is perceived in several cultures as a
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Indeed, depicting the challenges of a war refugee reflected in a mother’ figure and her starving and ill child, demonstrates Achebe’s profound understanding of a refugee reality. Thus, A mother in refugee camp is an emblematic poem, whose imagery describe a mother reality in a land devastated by a civil war, revealing that “literature has often given us more and sharper insights into the moving spirit of an era than all the historical and political documents treating the same moments in a society 's development.” (Thiong 'o,1981, p.72). Chinua Achebe’s poem is the voice that conveys the realism of Nigerians embedded in the whisper of mothers and their children, whose lives have been wounded by those miserable conflict times that currently
As demonstrated through the water imagery, both Sethe and Denver have developed their own definitions and roles as “mothers.” This contrast may serve to be a point of tension as the meaning and extent of “motherhood” continues to be defined throughout the
When thinking of personal experiences, “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks touches on the emotional topic of abortion. Even though this poem was published decades ago, it can still be seen very relevant to this day. Accepting abortion and the outcome can indeed be a challenging task for many, while others seem to adapt to it without much of a problem. Gwendolyn Brooks’ writing lets us take a look at the mothers view point of abortion and how a mother responds to her new situation. Throughout the poem, the speaker shows signs of grieving concern of the topic of abortion and its outcomes by presenting emotions of regret and memories, shame and guilt, and contradicting herself to almost justify what she has done.
Throughout his experience in the civil war of Sierra Leone, Beah was alone. He emphasizes intensity in silence to communicate a feeling of abandonment and a lack of mental, physical, and emotional support. Students must think critically to completely interpret the author’s literal and metaphorical use of imagery. Likewise, Beah spends a large portion of his struggle in the African Jungle.
This essay will explore these contrasts and shed further light on Lorde’s beacon of motherhood. While there are many ways to interpret Lorde’s work my point of view on her works comes from a knowledge of almost motherhood. Although Lorde persevered through an illegal abortion her view on motherhood, in her poem and in written works, remains clear and unsoiled. Simply from the first stanza I feel connected to Lorde on a level that only mothers can know.
“Today more than 14 million men, women, and children have been forced to flee their homes, towns, and countries because they are afraid to stay” (Gilbert 9). In the book, Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, Ha, a young girl, grew up in Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Before the war she was just like every other girl living in South Vietnam. She went to school, had friends, played with her doll, and she is a little stubborn but who could blame her. Ha is the only girl out of the four children.
For, in relinquishing, a mother feels strong and liberal; and in guild she finds the motivation to right wrong. Women throughout time have been compelled to cope with the remonstrances of motherhood along with society’s anticipations
Refugees face many difficult situations after migrating to a new home. Because of the migration and the mixed receptions from the community, their lives start to twist and turn in all sorts of directions. The book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai tells a story with poems about a young girl named Ha who’s life starts to turn “inside out” as she leaves her home in Saigon during the Vietnam War. The article “Refugee and Immigrant Children: A Comparison” by Ana Marie Fantino and Alice Colak describes the struggles and process of adaptation that refugees in Canada face every day. Ha’s and other refugees’ lives turn “inside out” as they become a teacher for their loved ones and a punching bag for their classmates, but gradually turns “back again” with the help of their community.
A mother is a person who loves and cares for their child unconditionally and will put her their needs before her own. When her child is sick, she will stay beside them no matter what. A mother is always there when someone is down and needs someone to talk to. However, in the stories, “The Rocking Horse Winner” and ‘The Yellow Wallpaper,” both authors portray the mothers, Hester and Jane, somewhat similar when describing their relationship with their child. The stories’ definition of “Mother” are described in a negative manner that not many readers can relate to such neglectful behavior.
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is a book based up on pre-colonial Nigeria back in the 1890s and it focuses on on traditional society’s and colonialism. The author presents the book Things Fall Apart through the eyes of the main character Okonkwo who was a respected elder in the village. Women in the book were all housewives and they were shown as weak, and as second class citizens of the Umuofian society. The roles of women in the Umuofia society is presented through several events that happened in in the village of Umuofia.
The novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe talks about the Igbo, an indigenous Nigerian people, and about a culture on the brink of change. Indeed, through the life of Okonkwo, an Igbo leader in the fictional Nigerian village of Umuofia, Achebe describes how the prospect and reality of change affect different characters. In the Igbo culture the family unit plays a fundamental role and the members of a family highly value the mutual respect for each other, a reverence for all past fathers, and unity. The father is considered not only as the head of the family and its provider, but the defender of its honor as well as the teacher of his sons.
Mothers are caring, loving, thoughtful, borchering ,and always protected from malicious people and things. These adjectives describe not only the general mother archetype, but make them significant and important. The mother archetype is one of the most important archetypes. The mother archetype stands for all mothers, and their role in playing their mothering parts. This is not only special to that archetype, but explains why it is one.
A mother-woman is someone who is constantly therefore other in a time in need for helps. They worship their husbands and the holy spirit. But, she does not fit this role in society, she refuses to occupy the role and rather put herself above her family. One Hundred years of solitude 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez presents an equal society of men and women, they contain different roles and work differently. The men seek pleasure, power, and or knowledge outside
This novel is centred in these aspects of violence in which the narrator tries to outline them in different stages of life in the postcolonial society. In this essay I will discuss the connection between these forms of violence and link them to the characters and their encounters in the novel. Coercive violence. In this living time Nigeria is in a state of extreme violence and the illegal taking over of the “Big Men”.
The word “mamma” is derived from the human anatomy, anatomically mammary glands secrete milk production which mothers use to feed their young or offspring. Linguist Roman Jakobson offers a unique origin of “mom” as he believes the word came from the sounds produced by nursing babies. While babies are nursing from their mothers, they produce a variety of noises often making mmm sounds which “may have eventually led to dear old “mom…” (Roman Jakobson) “A good mother” has been subject to change with each new era in society. Traditionally in the 18th century, women of high status and even the middle class birthed their children and then passes them off to various nannies, wet nurses, and eventually private schools.
A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their home country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. There are many different types of refugees, these include refugees who are escaping war, social discrimination, racial discrimination, religious persecution, those who are seeking aid after a natural disaster, political unrest, and those who fear for their lives and the lives of their family. These people are given refugee status and are placed in designated refugee camps across the country where they are supposed to be cared for and educated, but this is not happening. Many of the countries only provide shelter for the refugees but do not provide the rest of the basic needs. There are many factors that contribute to a person becoming a refugee these include war, famine, racial prejudice, religion, harassment or torture due to political views, nationality, and natural disaster.