The Deliverer
- Created by: Lottie Deutsch
- Created on: 16-12-18 18:59
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- The Deliverer
- title
- there is much ambiguity surrounding the title of the deliverer
- it could be the mother, the adoption agency etc.
- this ambiguity mirrors the child's ambiguity surrounding their identity
- it could be the mother, the adoption agency etc.
- the use of the pronoun 'the' makes the title seem very impersonal reflecting the relationship the mother has with her child
- there is much ambiguity surrounding the title of the deliverer
- stanza 1
- the stanza takes an informal tone which contradicts with the serious subject matter
- the use of phrases such as 'the sister' or 'collect children' suggest informality making the nature of 'the sister' work seem habituale
- this emphasises the amount of children that may be disregarded
- the use of phrases such as 'the sister' or 'collect children' suggest informality making the nature of 'the sister' work seem habituale
- the poet uses the list of 'crippled or dark or girl' to show the prejucied nature of the society the child from
- the repetition of 'or' shows the multitude of things you can't be in their culture
- the stanza takes an informal tone which contradicts with the serious subject matter
- Stanza 2
- the past tense is used 'found' and 'covered' suggesting it has happened before this girl
- the vivid language used such as 'abandoned' and 'naked' make the poem more raw and access the emotions of the reader so their despair matches the children's
- the children are dehumanised as are 'stuffed in bags' or 'covered in garbage'
- this suggests that anyone who is 'crippled or dark or girls' is comparable to rubbish
- no pronoun is put before the verbs making the appear even more inhuman
- Stanza 3
- they are called 'one' and of 'them'
- this disassociates from the children making them appear even more inhuman and showing there are multitudes and it is a common thing
- their only purpose is something for a dog to chew
- their head was 'barely poking above the ground' which an extended metaphor for how hard it was for them to cling onto life
- the repetition of the 'd' sound in 'dug up by a dog' and the use of the caesura emphasises the brutality of these children's disposal
- they are called 'one' and of 'them'
- Stanza 4
- pronouns are now used before nouns 'the' and 'they'
- reflects how the American parents are eager to connect with children - juxtaposes brutality and disassociation of previous Stanza
- they are called 'American' suggesting they are almost of a different species
- imperitive used to show that the believe strongly they know what is 'right'
- pronouns are now used before nouns 'the' and 'they'
- Stanza 5
- use conditional tense to show the 'Americans' are looking forward to the future with this child
- the juxtapose the 'plucking hair off hands' - which suggests beauty standards with 'her mother tried to bury her
- it is introduced as though a normal thing showing how common place is in their culture
- use the sense of haven't 'seen' or 'touched' to reflect their anticipation
- these are more gentle verbs than used in previous stanza's to show difference between two cultures
- Stanza 6
- shifting viewpoints shows the confusion of the child surrounding her indentity
- the use of pronoun 'we' suggests the first form of union
- this juxtaposes with the 'empty arms'
- Stanza 7
- the idea of her on 'video tapes' shows she is in a developed country and that her life is very different to how it would have been
- the phrase 'she is passed from woman to woman' shows her lack of being able to find a mother figure due to having lost hers
- the poet uses sibilance to reinforce the idea she is undesirable and no one wants her
- Stanza 8
- we go back in time and follow this girls search for indentity
- her place of birth is 'outside village boundaries where mothers go to squeeze out life'
- it suggests that giving birth was impure thing as not allowed to be done in village boundaries
- the word 'squeeze' suggest it is forced and it is more their duty than pleasure
- it suggests that giving birth was impure thing as not allowed to be done in village boundaries
- her place of birth is 'outside village boundaries where mothers go to squeeze out life'
- we go back in time and follow this girls search for indentity
- Stanza 9
- the use of the verb 'slither' suggests something evil or disgusting about giving birth
- the idea of the baby being an object as the feel for a penis
- that is the only form of glory for a child
- the child is 'tossed' to a 'heap' which dehumanises them and suggests the amount of children that are gotten rid of
- the phrase 'trudge home to lie down for their men again'
- the word trudge has low modality and shows their unwillingness to go home
- the word 'again' shows the continuous cycle of events
- the phrase 'lie down' suggests no passion and it is merely their duty to give birth to a boy
- the word 'again' shows the continuous cycle of events
- the word trudge has low modality and shows their unwillingness to go home
- structure
- the use of the two locations a Convent and airports represent two ways of thinking
- a convent suggests tradition whereas an airport is modern and progressive
- this shows the ideologies of the two nations surrounding children and how they conflict
- a convent suggests tradition whereas an airport is modern and progressive
- the use of end stoped lines at irregular intervals reflect the continuous cycle of lost children and how hard it is to stop
- the use of commas in the final two stanza's quickens the reading pace making more urgency surround the situation
- the use of short lines reflect the short lives the girls live due to preferences for males in the society
- the use of the two locations a Convent and airports represent two ways of thinking
- title
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