Central Idea of the poem we are all equal by Subramanian Bharti
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Explanation:
The poem ‘No Men Are Foreign’ emphasizes the fact that all men are the same, and all men are equal. The poet tries to proclaim the idea of universal brotherhood. The poem’s title itself reflects the central idea of the poem that ‘No Men Are Foreign’. The title reverberates in the first and the last line stressing on the poet’s idea of “all men are the same.”
Kirkup made a comparison to the similarities in the human body between the people who live at different places to state that all are equal. Except for the man-made division in the name of borders and fences, or languages, or ethnicity, all of us live the same life. When we are alive, we walk on the same Earth. Similarly, when we die, we are buried on the same earth. People from different countries enjoy good food during peace and starve during the war and in winter, which is also common to all. Further, the poet draws similarities between the hands that do hard work and the eyes that see the same way when we are awake and closes when we are asleep.
As he concludes, the poet wants the readers to remember the fact that whenever we hate someone, we cheat and hate ourselves. Similarly, if we pick up the war against each other, we pollute the Earth and make it impure.