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How do the Old fingers in “Old Fingers, Shining Rings” sum up the standard gender roles that the speaker’s mother has been undertaking all her life?
The old fingers are indicative of the longevity of orthodox female gender roles. The oldness of the fingers is attributed to the enactment of the incessant roles. Some of the roles include sewing, being a wife, and being a mother.
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What “grim things” is the speaker referring to in “Departure Gate”?
Arguably, the speaker lost his/her father. The speaker’s son reminds the speaker of the relationship with the deceased father. The speaker can never pull through from the loss of his father. So, the ‘grim things’ referred to in “Departure Gate” signifies the speaker’s unconscious wounds that become apparent each occasion the speaker bids farewell to the son.
Christopher Wiseman: Poetry Essay Questions
by Christopher Wiseman
Essay Questions
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