Alexa Masterman
Poetry - I Shall Paint My Nails Red
Satyamuri expresses her attitude to life in 'I shall paint my nails red' she does this by covering various different factors of life. In the poem you can see her strong views on aspects of life. In the first line of the poem she says 'public service' this reflects on how her lifestyle is because it makes the reader question what she means by public service. It could mean that she feels doing things to make her look better feels compulsory as she is a women and that she has no choice but to primp herself. This means could mean life is very demanding for her and that she is expected to do a lot for other people.
On the third line it says 'it will remind me i'm a women' this covers how she feels about being a women. She could be saying that in todays society the responsibilities of men and women are equal and could be even more for women. Society might not want to remind her that she is just a women and that she isn't expected to do much. She also could be saying that she needs to be reminded that she is only a women because of women's hectic schedules nowadays; juggling between working, looking after children and housework. She may feel she has taken on the responsibilities of a man and needs the red nail polish to remind her that she needs to be treated and must feel like a women.
The poem also discusses how she feels about those close to her 'my daughter will say ugh' and 'my lover will be surprised.' Both of these are to do with close relatives. It almost seems that she feels the need to impress them and to not let them down in some sense. Using 'ugh' an onomatopoeia, makes you think that she is used to hearing that word and her daughter is often disappointed with her. 'My lover will be surprised' this could mean she is not used to getting a positive response from her lover due to her looks. She feels the need to impress those close to her even though normally those are the people you should be able to feel
Satyamuri expresses her attitude to life in 'I shall paint my nails red' she does this by covering various different factors of life. In the poem you can see her strong views on aspects of life. In the first line of the poem she says 'public service' this reflects on how her lifestyle is because it makes the reader question what she means by public service. It could mean that she feels doing things to make her look better feels compulsory as she is a women and that she has no choice but to primp herself. This means could mean life is very demanding for her and that she is expected to do a lot for other people.
On the third line it says 'it will remind me i'm a women' this covers how she feels about being a women. She could be saying that in todays society the responsibilities of men and women are equal and could be even more for women. Society might not want to remind her that she is just a women and that she isn't expected to do much. She also could be saying that she needs to be reminded that she is only a women because of women's hectic schedules nowadays; juggling between working, looking after children and housework. She may feel she has taken on the responsibilities of a man and needs the red nail polish to remind her that she needs to be treated and must feel like a women.
The poem also discusses how she feels about those close to her 'my daughter will say ugh' and 'my lover will be surprised.' Both of these are to do with close relatives. It almost seems that she feels the need to impress them and to not let them down in some sense. Using 'ugh' an onomatopoeia, makes you think that she is used to hearing that word and her daughter is often disappointed with her. 'My lover will be surprised' this could mean she is not used to getting a positive response from her lover due to her looks. She feels the need to impress those close to her even though normally those are the people you should be able to feel