Place Flashcards
LIVING SPACE- context
- Imtiaz Dharker
- Raising awareness of issues in the slums of Mumbai
- Seems to still be a positive light shone
LIVING SPACE- How is the idea of place explored?
- Resilience/adapting
- Constrained
- Fragile/vulnerable
LONDON- context
- William Blake
- Radicalism (opposes monarchy)
- Written during industrial revolution, when London was a city of great contrasts
LONDON- how is place presented?
- Contrasts
- Corrupt
- Inequal
Highlights the deprivation that is faced by people living in the Mumbai slums and the lack of essentials of survival
LIVING SPACE- “Nothing”, “Not enough”
Mirrors the structure of the houses in the slums and the fact that they are of uneven length and there is a lack of regularity
LIVING SPACE- enjambment (lines run into each other); uneven length lines
Sense of tension and unease is felt due to the uneven lines and sense of being on the edge
LIVING SPACE- “Beams”, “Slanted Universe”
Double entendre- nails could signify the facts that houses are basically falling apart; likewise, they could be nails on hands, clutching onto whatever is left in desperation
LIVING SPACE- “Nails clutch”
The short stanza depicts the fact they have to squish to fit. ‘Living space’ indicates that it’s not homely and is solely a place to survive
LIVING SPACE- “Squeezed a living space”
Egg signifies new hope and life, yet the fact it’s in wire basket means it’s fragile and easily destroyed
LIVING SPACE- “Eggs in a wire basket”
Ends on a hopeful note: keeps people going in the suffering on the slums
LIVING SPACE- “Faith” (Last word)
Repetition highlights the feeling of despair. The mark may refer to syphilis- portraying inequality from birth
LONDON- “Markx3”, “Everyx3”
Used as a way of getting the authorities to listen to what the author has to say
LONDON- HEAR (acrostic)
Place deemed to be of purity and peace is now overcome by sin and corruption
LONDON- “Black’ning church”
Contrasts the innocence and purity of youth to the sin of a harlot and the world of struggle they live in
LONDON- “Youthful harlots”
