Claude McKay: Poems

The Castaways by: McKay

Why is the title of this poem significant?,what message is the poet conveying,who is the persona refering to lastly what is the speaker's attitude in the poem?

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I think the speaker is in a park. I think the title refers to the things or people that society theows away. This is juxtaposed with the regeneration of nature in all its splendor. The speaker feels caught between the dichotomy of human suffering and the beauty of nature.

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