Discuss the poets attitude towards the mosquito? Answer
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Discuss the poets attitude towards the mosquito?
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In his analysis, Lawrence's attitude towards the titular mosquito is wholly hate-filled. In Sagar's view, because the mosquito has violated Lawrence's bodily autonomy by drinking his blood he views it as obscene and does not hesitate to kill it without compunction.
Answer:
In his analysis, Lawrence's attitude towards the titular mosquito is wholly hate-filled. In Sagar's view, because the mosquito has violated Lawrence's bodily autonomy by drinking his blood he views it as obscene and does not hesitate to kill it without compunction.
Explanation:
There are several lines of the poem to support this view – “ghoul on wings,” “evil little aura,” “such obscenity of trespass,” to name a few. However, along with other analyses, I don’t agree that is the complete picture (Everington, 2011). Other phrases seem to marvel at the mosquito – such as “you turn your head towards your tail, and smile,” “but I know your game now, streaky sorcerer.” While I agree Lawrence certainly disliked mosquitoes I can’t fathom that it was blind hatred and disgust alone that inspired him to write this poem. One analysis sees Lawrence as viewing the mosquito as both “weird and wonderful” (Rukhaya, 2012) and I believe that’s an excellent encapsulation of Lawrence’s contradictory thoughts towards the tiny pest. Andrew Spielman (2001), in his book Mosquito: The Story of Man’s Deadliest Foe, calls mosquitoes the “magnificent enemy,” a paradoxical view I feel Lawrence shared (Spielman & D'Antonio, 2001)