Despondency and Dormancy: The Stifled Voice in the Select Poems of Philip Levine
Journal Title: Notions A Journal of English Literature - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 2
Abstract
Man is a social animal and not a machine who can lead a lonely life in the midst of a madding crowd. One of the basic needs of man is the urge to communicate. This is true not only in the case of man but almost every living creature. This urge is so innate, and this need to communicate is the very foundation for a healthy bond and thereby a healthier life. Any barrier to healthy communication will naturally result in a sort of despondency in the persona of any individual. The industrial world only provides barriers to the people in all their life. Failing to communicate is part of what working-class people live with, part of their condition. Levine’s crafted poems articulate the speechlessness of people who are ignored and unheard by their society.
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R. Surya, Dr. R. Suresh Kumar
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