Two Different Poems Related to Two Different Cultures

Two Different Poems Related to Two Different Cultures

  • Submitted By: prava
  • Date Submitted: 02/24/2009 1:19 PM
  • Category: English
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I am going to write about two different poems which are related to different cultures. One is “Presents from my aunt in Pakistan” by Moniza Alvi and another is “Hurricane hits England” by Grace Nichols. “Present from my aunt in Pakistan” is about a girl, who is not sure what’s her fixed nationality is. However, she really admires Pakistani salwar kameez, sari, Pakistani shoe, etc. which was sent by her aunt in Pakistan. But her friends doesn’t get impressed by her Pakistani clothes which she really adore, therefore in the poem she has said herself “alien” meaning she is not fit on those lovely clothes. Where as, “Hurricane hits England” is also about different culture. It’s about the powerful hurricane in England which reminds of her native land as in her homeland Caribbean hurricane is very common but it is very rare on England.

Hurricane hits England is about two different cultures of the poet. It is related to her homeland. Here, Nichol was migrated from her native land (Caribbean) to England. But when suddenly a powerful hurricane comes in England it destroy everything which reminds of her homeland, because these type of hurricane are used to come in Caribbean and it is very unusual in England to come such a powerful hurricane. Therefore, the past is coming back in present, which makes Nichol hearts melt because the winds and storm are making vary weird noise. Where, Nichol feels that it’s her ancestral from her native land who is trying to tell something to her. The poet talks about the hurricane in England which was very upsetting and frightening. But on the same time she feels reassured because she has experienced this type of hurricane in her homeland (Caribbean) too. Moreover, on the second stanza she has said “talk to me huracan, talk to me Oya, and talk to me Shango”in this line she tries to talk with the hurricane by calling“Oya” and “Shango” as if the hurricane is going to talk to her. This suggests the religious culture of the Caribbean because...

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