war & 20th century poetry

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February 20, 2016

 

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The poem written by Derek Walcott, A Far Cry from Africa illustrates the frustration of being apart of two cultures, British and African. The lines "I who am poisoned with the blood of both/Where shall I turn, divided to the vein?" (Walcott, pg 17) illustrates the speakers confusion of his cultural background...
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It seems that the speaker doesn't feel like he/she is a true Britain or African. Lines such as "The salients of colonial policy" and "In a white dust of ibises whose cries have wheeled since civilizations dawn" (Walcott, pg 17) could possibly represent Britain's imperialism on Africa, and their need for Africans to assimilate as a British colony...
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