Question

Discuss the message of poem the dolphin in brief?

Answer 1

The Dolphin - Carol Ann Duffy

Message :

The poem does not aim at giving direct message to the readers. It only records the experience of Dolphins in an artificial atmosphere where they are forced to do some tricks for human entertainment under the threatening presence of their keeper. If there is any message it is  for us to derive. Let us allow animals to enjoy their freedom in their natural environs.

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Answer 2

Answer: The dolphins, even after being sentient in nature, are unable to unravel any truth in their artificial world. It doesn’t offer them new experiences. The ‘limits of the pool’ establish a sense of imposed limitations on the dolphin’s life who has to perform on commands. They feel that they are not blessed in this new world of dullness and monotony and seek compassion and empathy in each other’s sufferings. The dolphin’s companion is aware of their state of misery and tries to reduce their pain by sticking together through thick and thin. The only source of joy in their lives is when they think about their memories in the sea.The poem also brings forward the cruelty of human beings towards animals. It shows how man, being superior in nature, denies the minimal level of freedom and happiness to the animals in the world. They constantly use them for their own profits. Human beings have commercialized dolphins by snatching away their natural habitat, for their own benefits. The sense of loss and regret is intensified in the line – “ We see our silver skin flash by like memory/ of somewhere else”. Their previous world of passion, joy and excitement seems to belong ‘somewhere else’ now.