Question

analysis of de souza's poem advice to women

Answer 1

Answer:

Advice to Women

by Eunice de Souza

Keep cats

if you want to learn to cope with

the otherness of lovers.

Otherness is not always neglect -

Cats return to their litter trays

when they need to.

Don't cuss out of the window

at their enemies.

That stare of perpetual surprise

in those great green eyes

will teach you

to die alone.

Answer 2

The poem Advice to Women by Eunice D'Souza compares a cat's arrogantly indifferent attitude towards life, the universe and all things to what a woman's reaction should be when rejected by her lover.

Explanation:

• The poet in  “Advice to Women” focuses on the otherness of women and comments ironically.
• The Poet's confessional mode here divulges her mind’s insecurity. She seems to be longing for comfort and peace at the cost of her  suppressed and inner  desires,  but  there  is  a  constant  tinge  of   tension and frustration.  
• A growing awareness made her to raise her voice against oppression and inequality. The new generation of women poets have emerged as — motivated, unafraid of feminist  ideologies.  The conflict in their minds between tradition-bound roles and between feminist learning have left them perplexed and bewildered
• The  poetry  appears  as a countenance  of  the  emotional  striptease  of  a  woman  who  is  deprived of  what  she craves after. The poet is making known her dilemma without reluctance. D’Souza’s poems are crucial attempts to  invoke subjective reflections and introspection in the readers.
• She adopts an observant tone with a detached voice and underlying fury in her poems. She  articulates  her  dislike  against  the  Goan-Catholic  society  in  this  way  which makes  her  tone vociferous. Several of her poems are the revelation of her this harsh attitude.

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