English, asked by namitashow86, 11 months ago

4. When some day in distant parts she dwells
Where what the people be like! I know not,
Will they awaken her on gentle, mellow sounds?
Or, will they, I misgive, snatch her sleep away?
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Answered by ramshapatel5550
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Answer:

Explanation: For the 'Gil Child' we come across a mother's overwhelming concern for her daughter who is still to become a women. The mother worries that her little girl who is at present full of life, spontaneity  and happiness will soon be forced by society to follow suffocating customary practices. These customs will require the child to marry and become an obedient ad unquestioning wife and daughter in law who will have no choice but to do what her in-law ask her to do. The mother prays that her daughter will be looked after in he husband's home which will be in a strange land with unfamiliar customs. This poem grieves over the inescapable loss of the girl's spontaneity, freedom and carefree ways.

Answered by Ashrafsonash
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Answer:

When some day in distant parts she dwells

Where what the people be like! I know not,

Will they awaken her on gentle, mellow sounds?

Or, will they, I misgive, snatch her sleep away?

Explanation:

The given lines are from a lyrical poem

‘Solitude - for the Girl Child’ by Naseem Shafai. It is a touching lyric, musical and full of startling

images. It is a mother’s prayer for her daughter. The mother feels her heart ripping

at the thought that her child will have to one day live with and among unfamiliar

people who may not value her uniqueness. You know for sure that all parents

treasure their children. Have you noticed how protective they are towards their

girl child and wondered why it is so? Let’s ask ourselves what makes parents,

especially mothers worry over their girls. Don’t you think it has to do with the

way women are brought up and treated? Well, think again if you disagree! Mothers

want their children to never have bad experiences. But a mother in traditional

Indian society feels helpless when her daughter gets married as after her marriage,

the daughter becomes part of her husband’s family where her parents can only

be visitors. The mother in the poem is agitated by the thought that her daughter

may receive indifferent treatment in her marital home where lack of love and

concern would make her restless and sleepless. The poem expresses a mother’s

overwhelming sorrow for her precious daughter’s uncertain future where she

could forever remain deprived of tender, loving care. The poem’s title is her

desperate desire to let her daughter be herself. The word solitude conveys a

sense of comfort where a person is not disturbed but comfortable and happy with

his/her identity. Girl-child suggests a pre-puberty girlhood, which is significant

since once the child grows into a young girl, society will not leave her alone. The

mother wants her daughter to have a carefree childhood without any tension

because she is afraid that her life could be chaotic in the future.

The poem is composed as a prayer to all those who care to hear. Do you see how

beautifully the poem begins? “Gently rouse her” tells us that the girl-child is fast

asleep. We are asked to gently awaken her. The poet deliberately uses the word

rouse as it is not only a synonym for awaken, but suggests awareness. The poem

uses the image of a sleeping girl-child to portray innocence but who will sooner

than later be made aware of the real world where kindness and consideration for

a young girl is much wanting. The mother knows that her girl-child is just a

child: completely trusting. She sleeps without a care, “her eyes half open.” The

“half open”eyes create a picture of a child who is full of energy and curiosity,

and like every other child, wary of unfamiliar faces. The girl’s attractive looks

and innocent nature worry the mother even though she knows that the girl has

done nothing wrong – is pure and blameless. Why? The next stanza subtly leads

us to the answer after we are made to understand the society in which the family

lives and their social status/ standing. The mother confesses that their daughter

is her husband’s pride just like a cap or turban or pagdi is the symbol of a clan’shonour.The entire clan is insulted if the pagdi Naseem Shafaie: Poems is handled casually. Similarly, the

father feels very strongly about his daughter’s dignity, and the slightest possibility

that his daughter may be disrespected upsets him. The poet describes the mother’s

heart as a box or a chest that has cracks. Like the stored objects in a cracked box

are not completely safe, the mother’s emotions are vulnerable because her heart

– her case – has cracks of concern that her daughter may be abused. Worry keeps

“smuggling” into her heart – consciously or subconsciously she remains anxious

about her daughter and what can happen to her.

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