Her Head
by Joan Murray
Near Ekuvukeni,
in Natal, South Africa,
a woman carries water on her head.
After a year of drought,
when one child in three is at risk of death,
she returns from a distant well,
carrying water on her head.
The pumpkins are gone,
the tomatoes withered,
yet the woman carries water on her head.
The cattle kraals are empty,
the goats gaunt-
no milk now for children,
but she is carrying water on her head.
The engineers have reversed the river:
those with power can keep their power,
but one woman is carrying water on her head.
In the homelands, where the dusty crowds
watch the empty roads for water trucks,
one woman trusts herself with treasure,
and carries water on her head.
Q: Read the poem and answer the questions given in the attachment. Whoever will give the best and the correct answer, I will follow him/her and mark brainliest + thanks. So answer fast. please it's urgent
Answers
Answer:
1.) The poem is set near Ekuvukeni in Natal region of South Africa. This poem describes about the hardships faced by the native South African people.
2.) The drought have increased the lives of little children. The availability of water for drinking is very scarce. People have to travel distant places in search for wells and water sources. A women carries a pot of water for her family from a distant place. Very few vegetables and eatables are grown. Pumpkins and dried tomatoes are available. The Kraals of the cattles are empty and the goats graunt. There is no milk available for children. People are watching for water tanks to give them the supply of water.
3.) The engineers have done so to generate power (electricity) for the rich people who are very powerful (money and muscle power). Yes of course they must have been aware of this. They could have previously known that drought is going to severely affect the lives of poor people. They will have to survive without even a single drop of water. But the engineers might have got benefit from powerful people that id why they must have took their favour and reversed the river. Engineers now too must have been seeing the harsh conditions of poor but they too are busy in enjoying their life.