English Commentary Refugee Mother and Child From the beginning of this poem ( the title) to the end of the poem we can feel a sense of pain that the son undergoes as well as the pain and love a mother of a refugee also goes through. In this poem- Refugee mother and her child‚ Chinua Achebe starts off with a very melancholy tone as we are made to imagine the sorrow in a mother’s heart as she would soon have to forget and let go of her dying son. Achebe begins with a bond of affection by using
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About the Poet Chinua Achebe (pronounced /ˈtʃɪnwɑː əˈtʃɛbeɪ/ born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe on November 16‚ 1930) is a Nigerian novelist‚ poet‚ professor at Brown University and critic. He is best known for his first novel‚ Things Fall Apart (1958)‚ which is the most widely read book in modern African literature. Raised by Christian parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria‚ Achebe excelled at school and won a scholarship for undergraduate studies. He became fascinated with
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The lives of refugee children‚ their parents‚ their feelings‚ their emotions and their pain. ’For a son she soon would have to forget’. This foreshadows the idea that her son is dying‚ and she would have to forget him to adapt to her tragic loss. 2 The metaphor in the fist stanza‚ ’No Madonna and Child could touch that picture...’‚ relates to the idea of Mary and her child‚ Jesus. The picture perfect image - the ideal image of motherhood. The picture of a beautiful‚ serene mother with her holy new
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hinting that she could die on any day. The reality however‚ was that she did not die until 32 years after she wrote the poem. ‘Refugee Mother and Child’: This is another beautiful yet sad poem. It is written by Chinua Achebe‚ who is a novelist‚ professor‚ poet and a critic. His mother was born in a refugee camp. During her time in the camp‚ she drew a of a mother holding her dying son in her hands for the last time‚ this picture portrays the inevitability and the pain involved in the
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True and advanced works of Chinua Achebe‚ Refugee Mother and Child is a beautiful poem. Chinua Achebe was born in the 1930s in Ogidi‚ Nigeria. Chinua wrote this poem after getting inspired by the citizens of the countries which were going through war. He illustrates the difficulties and suffering they had to go through. The poem is organized into two stanzas each with different lengths. The lines are more or less the same size. The lines are explained clearly and are easy to understand with simple
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Mother in a Refugee Camp Chinua Achebe’s Mother in a Refugee Camp‚ paints the pathetic picture of a mother holding her dying son in her hands for the last time‚ portraying both the inevitability of death and the pain of those whose loved ones have died yet they live on in a harsh light. The poem starts with the poet comparing the scene of a mother holding her son in a refugee camp with the love and care which is usually depicted in all versions of Mary holding a ding Jesus in her arms. The poet
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Child And the Mother Child’s first teacher No one needs to explain that parents are the best teacher of their child. As a parents no doubt you have great responsibility and many risks but still nobody can doubt your abilities. No one can understand your child better than YOU. Therefore you are your child’s first and best teacher to make them understand the things around them or what is happening with them for the first time. There are different stages in your child’s life like learning‚ understanding
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The mother and child interaction behavior observed is influenced by the earlier experiences of a mother that can tell the different socialization patterns expected from male to female. The perspective of social-cognitive theory explains the impulse of a mother towards a certain type of interaction style with their kids; an early mirrored image of what they thought was right or wrong for a boy or a girl. The observations and their development on gender roles indicate that kids are socialized by
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Contemporary Literature Written Report On The Short Story: The Mother of the Child in Question By Doris Lessing Submitted: 01/15/2013 The Mother of the Child In Question is one of the short story collections in Doris Lessing’s book “The Real Thing: Stories and Sketches” which is the first new work of fiction from her since her highly acclaimed novel‚ The Fifth Child. The stories and sketches in this collection penetrate to the heart of human experience with the passion and intelligence
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What is mother-to-child transmission? Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is when an HIV-infected woman passes the virus to her baby. This can occur during pregnancy‚ labour and delivery‚ or breastfeeding. Without treatment‚ around 15-30% of babies born to HIV positive women will become infected with HIV during pregnancy and delivery. A further 5-20% will become infected through breastfeeding.1 Is MTCT a major problem? In 2008‚ around 430‚000 children under 15 became infected with HIV‚ mainly
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