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Comment 27 of 27, added on June 23rd, 2009 at 4:18 PM.
Ellie: Thanks for the awesome post!
Elearis from Malaysia
Comment 26 of 27, added on May 18th, 2009 at 11:49 AM.
A morbid poem it is but, it shows:
1. The strong belief of superstition (paragraph 3)
2. The influence of religion (paragraph 4)
3. Parties who profit from the grim aspect of death (paragraph 5)
4. The close relationship people in a country town have with each other.
(paragraph 6)
Keek Kai Shern from Malaysia
Comment 25 of 27, added on May 18th, 2009 at 11:48 AM.
A morbid poem it is but, it shows:
1. The strong belief of superstition (paragraph 3)
2. The influence of religion (paragraph 4)
3. Parties who profit from the grim aspect of death (paragraph 5)
4. The close relationship people in a country town have with each other.
(paragraph 6)
Keek Kai Shern from Malaysia
Comment 24 of 27, added on May 18th, 2009 at 11:27 AM.
I have new insights into the poem for my mid-years. Thnks a great deal you
all. Oh and karlton, good luck on your hunt.
Keek Kai Shern from Malaysia
Comment 23 of 27, added on February 2nd, 2009 at 10:14 AM.
Matt, you wanted an explanation regarding the reference to the black
parade , it refers to the fact that family wore black clothes as they
mostly do even today ,I would also think in those days family and friends
wearing black attire, followed behind the hearse to the graveyard walking
as indeed is still the custom in Ireland to this day, and seemed like a
parade.
Queenievenus from United Kingdom
Comment 22 of 27, added on January 21st, 2009 at 8:39 AM.
it show to us how to be grateful and more spirit for life.
ruzaida bt ahmad rodzi from Malaysia
Comment 21 of 27, added on December 29th, 2008 at 12:52 PM.
The reason the mattress is thrown out is because after death the bladder
and sometimes the bowel empties ,so for a very practical reason the
mattress is thrown out/away.
The use of "it" to refer to the dead person maybe to depersonelise the
death therefore making it easier to deal with ,or it maybe the gender is
unknown at that point.
It is a very realistic observation even today when we are less likely to
know our neighbours we know when there is unusual traffic and comers to a
house, also intuition is always at play.
I find this a very nice poem wonderfully observant and realistic this shows
us a part of life.
QUEENIEVENUS from United Kingdom
Comment 20 of 27, added on October 10th, 2008 at 7:39 AM.
replying to yaya from M'sia,
the mattress is being thrown out because the people are superstitious. That
is what i have been taught.
nadidaz from Malaysia
Comment 19 of 27, added on August 18th, 2008 at 7:53 AM.
Why is the mattress being thrown out from the window? What is the
significance of it? I know it indicates someone has died, but is it some
kind of ritual or tradition?
yaya from Malaysia
Comment 18 of 27, added on July 17th, 2008 at 10:20 PM.
I think the poem deals with how death affects daily life in a country town
as opposed to death occurring in a city. People hardly notice death taking
place in their neighbourhood in a city because of the busy lives they lead.
But in a town it is easily noticable and not only that neighbours pour in
to pay their last respects and participate in the ceremonies associated
with burial.Notice that the poem opens with the news of the death taking
place that day and how the house takes on a 'numb look' and the poems
closes with the idea that death taking place in a country town is 'easy as
a sign', that people intuitively come to know about it as soon as it takes
place. The implied contrast is to death occurring in a city, where
neighbours may not even come to know about a death in the neighbourhood.
Also, the use of 'It' to denote the dead person is worth commenting upon. I
think from a young person's point of view old people look so different from
themselves and young adults that they seem to be not human beings, but an
'it'. The boys may have seen this old person occasionally outside his home
and they may have studied with curiosity his withered hands, stooping form
and croaking voice. It would have been difficult for them to imagine him
young, healthy and good looking as themselves once upon a time. So, he is
just an 'it' for them.
IMMANUEL from India
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Ellie: Thanks for the awesome post!
Elearis from Malaysia