Motherhood/Childbirth Feminine Gospels
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- Motherhood/ Childbirth
- The Long Queen
- "but all who were there to swear that the pain was worth it"
- Beautiful
- "She was born from an egg, a daughter of the gods, divinely fair"
- represents fertility and birth is often referred to as the "most beautiful thing"
- "She was born from an egg, a daughter of the gods, divinely fair"
- The Diet
- "She was Anorexia's true daughter"
- Anon
- "maybe a nurse, a nanny, maybe a nun"
- Stereotypical feminine jobs highlights how gender roles are still prevalent in society
- "maybe a nurse, a nanny, maybe a nun"
- Work
- "To feed one, she worked from home"
- represents the Lower Class woman and how women work hard for their children
- "To feed one, she worked from home"
- History
- "his mother gasping for breath, as though his death was a difficult birth"
- Circle of Life (juxtaposition) and "mother" references Jesus' mother who was passive throughout the bible highlighting how women have no place in History
- "his mother gasping for breath, as though his death was a difficult birth"
- Sub
- "Motherhood kept me busy at home till my girl started school"
- The Virgin's Memo
- "maybe not leprosy or lice, the menopause or mice"
- The Light Gatherer
- "your cupped palms, each held a candlesworth under the skin, enough light to begin"
- symbolises "a new life" and can also represent purity and innocence that the baby possesses
- "your cupped palms, each held a candlesworth under the skin, enough light to begin"
- The Cord
- "They cut the cord she was born with and buried it under a tree"
- A Dreaming Week
- "I'm dreaming in the crook of midnight's arm"
- Loud
- "Parents with mutilated children have been turned away from the empty hospital"
- Duffy uses motherhood here to highlight the selfishness of society
- "Parents with mutilated children have been turned away from the empty hospital"
- The Long Queen
- Loud
- "Parents with mutilated children have been turned away from the empty hospital"
- Duffy uses motherhood here to highlight the selfishness of society
- "Parents with mutilated children have been turned away from the empty hospital"
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