The Liberation Of Holland Essay

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1)The poem is primarily concerned with the ideals of obtaining a certain kind of lifestyle. In order to obtain that certain lifestyle where one is accepted and acknowledged by his/her peers, certain criteria must be met. i.e. All went to the university, And there's doctors and lawyers, And business executives, And they all play on the golf courseIn this way, the author of the poem is conveying the sense of social inclusion versus social exclusion. If one wanted to be considered a part of the community at large, one must then abide by all the following conditions in order to become complete.In essence, these conditions come in the form of materialistic endeavors, i.e. become either a doctor or a lawyer or a business man, complete university, get married, live in a nice house and raise children where they all look just the same.Moreover, the poem repeatedly conveys the continuance of obtaining such accomplishments from father and son and so on in order to keep the idealistic lifestyle.2)What comes to mind in terms of setting is the uniformity and limitations of these people living in this environment of this higher class society. The monotony of belonging to such an upper class or white collar society is what is described in the poem by the repeated suggestion that they all look just the same. The setting is made to convey a social environment which seems almost assembly line produced in the sense that everyone has the same job, has the wife and kids and leads the same activities day in and day out.It may seem that the author may be criticizing these ideals of conformity made by these individuals because they lack any sense of originality or variety. The author continues to indicate in each paragraph that they all get put into these boxes which gives the impression that these individuals are living a good life but are then limited or restricted to these ideals. This implies these people are unhappy, or/and feel incomplete. Therefore, the setting describes a static and unchanging community.3)The characters in this poem are the boxes; the people separated from the rest in terms of division of social class. In this case, the distinction is made by money and wealth. Therefore, the characters in this poem are those who have the education and wealth to live in these little boxes and allow their children to become just the same.4)Symbols are used when she says Where they are put in boxes. The boxes symbolize the expectations/ideals society surrounds us in, in order to have the perfect life. The poet uses visual imagery in describing the boxes. The poet starts out by describing the boxes on the hillsides and the variety of colors displayed by each of these boxes. Tactile imagery is also used when describing the boxes made out of...

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