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This poem by Dilip Chitre depicts his father's inner loneliness as an old man traveling home on a crowded train. It explores themes of social alienation and man's struggle against nature to attain comfort and prosperity. Written from the first-person perspective of the father, the poem uses vivid imagery to portray his shabby, miserable daily routine and reflections on his meaningless life, isolation from his family, and uncertain future. In the end, the poem exposes the difficulties faced by lower-middle class people in India and evokes feelings of pity and empathy in the reader.
This poem by Dilip Chitre depicts his father's inner loneliness as an old man traveling home on a crowded train. It explores themes of social alienation and man's struggle against nature to attain comfort and prosperity. Written from the first-person perspective of the father, the poem uses vivid imagery to portray his shabby, miserable daily routine and reflections on his meaningless life, isolation from his family, and uncertain future. In the end, the poem exposes the difficulties faced by lower-middle class people in India and evokes feelings of pity and empathy in the reader.
This poem by Dilip Chitre depicts his father's inner loneliness as an old man traveling home on a crowded train. It explores themes of social alienation and man's struggle against nature to attain comfort and prosperity. Written from the first-person perspective of the father, the poem uses vivid imagery to portray his shabby, miserable daily routine and reflections on his meaningless life, isolation from his family, and uncertain future. In the end, the poem exposes the difficulties faced by lower-middle class people in India and evokes feelings of pity and empathy in the reader.
This poem by Dilip Chitre speaks of inner loneliness experienced
by his father. He was a Marathi writer with six collections of poems. He has cleverly reflected mans struggle against nature on order to gain a luxurious lifestyle. Social alienation is a theme with which Chitre has encountered with time to time. He represents an old man, possibly in his retirement age, travelling in crowded trains just so that he can afford a stale chapatti. The old man is a depiction of his own father, who is the subject of this poem. This poem is classified as a Traditional monologue and is said to be autobiographic in nature. The initial stanza is set in a late evening train, which the old man travels in. The surroundings are quiet and gloomy. Which is contradictory as yellow portrays glee and friendliness. The phrase humid monsoon night creates a dingy atmosphere. Furthermore, there is also a potential conflict between man and himself. Some lines suggest that he resents not being able to settle down in life. He has used fairly simple words and language to portray complicated emotions. Chitre has used some language techniques such as imagery and symbolism. In my opinion, the stale chapatti reflects his meaningless life. Moreover, the line Like a word dropped from a long sentence paints an image of a man being dropped off a train in a way that he in no longer relevant to the train. Just like the word. The poem is in first person perspective and it explains how the world sees the old man. The tone of the poem is slightly fierce and unsympathetic. Whilst introducing the old man, Chitre has employed vivid imagery. He has sculpted a shabby and miserable character for his poem. The first stanza follows him through his commute back home. It trickles a sense of familiarity for him as he might be travelling on the train for many years. It is a routine for him, as he has not seen any progress in many years. The mans weak vision is mentioned multiple times, unseeing eyes and eyes dimmed by age. The situation is paradoxical as Chitre surrounds the old man with elaborate imagery when his eyesight is poor. Bag stuffed with books implies that he could be teacher. His hands tremble while in the bathroom, possibly because of exhaustion. His sullenwith him advocates that he does not share an affectionate bond with his children and they perhaps do not give him the respect he deserves. Ironically, the writer should be referring to himself, as the poem is a biography of his own father. The static radio could be illustrating the old mans monotonous life, just like the radio. Multiple instances suggest that he belongs to a poor background. For reference, shirt and pants are soggy, stale chapatti and bag falling apart. The last two lines of the poem emphasize that the old man ponders about his family, past and the future. His family could be a source of happiness for him. Nomads entering a narrow pass demonstrates how his ancestors strived to enter the country.
In closure, this poem wonderfully depicts the lifestyle of many
lower middle class people in India. It exposes the difficulties and isolation faced by them. The poem arises a sense of pity and empathy in the reader. Lastly, I discover another side of the world through this work of literature.
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