Sunday, September 18, 2011

Summary

After reading the poem "It’s a woman's world" by Eavan Boland, i realized it was about empowering women to not be afraid of their success. Women are constantly put down because they are either working or not working. Many people do not realize this happens on a daily basis, and has happened in the past. Women were always on the sidelines, line 27-28, they were never there to witness the “crime” meaning they were never asked for their opinion. Boland used reverse-psychology in this poem to push women to a better life. This poem could be seen in many ways. I see it as an encouragement for women to stand up for themselves. Still, there are things that I do not fully understand, for example stanza 10. “ And it’s still the same: By night our windows moth our children to the flame” at first I thought it meant mothers always taking care of their children always protecting them from bad things. Although I read this stanza more than once I am having doubts. I do not really understand what Boland means by “ moth our children.”

1 comment:

  1. You have a lot of information packed into this little paragraph. I'm not sure where you are with your paper or what you want to write about, but in this one paragaph, I see a few different points and you could think of each point you make here as a start to a paragraph. In fact, you mention two different times that you think the poem is meant to empower women. That is a working thesis that you could then develop in your paper. Your paper could be about the different ways Boland empowers women in the poem. One of these ways is using reverse psychology. Explain that. That' could be a paragraph.

    To understand the line about moths, begin by thinking about how moths behave around a flame.... Then think about the fact she is using this word "moth" that is usually a noun as a verv "to moth." What action do you think she is describing with the word "moth"?

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