how to conclude your English project matter regarding the critical appreciation of the poem nine gold medals
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Nine Gold Medals’ is a poignant record of an incident that takes place at the Special Olympics when differently abled contestants set off for a race. It conveys the message that what values most in life is the sense of sharing other’s pain and sorrow.
‘Nine Gold Medals’ by Roth is one of the most popular inspirational poems. It underlines the idea of empathy and human values. It gives us the message that what values most in life is the sense of sharing other’s pain and sorrow and trying to cheer up and encourage the weak and the fallen. It presents an imaginary situation of a race in which contestants are ready to compete against one another to win a gold medal. When they see a weak contestant fall down they forget the desire to win the race. They all help the weaker contestant and go hand-in-hand to the finishing line. They are all awarded gold medals in appreciation of upholding the true spirit of sports.
Nine Gold Medals Poem Theme
I. Empathy
Empathy is the ability to understand another person’s feelings from his point of view. It means ‘to put yourself in another’s shoes’. It is this human value that is projected through an imaginary situation in David Roth’s poem ‘Nine Gold Medals’. When a weak contestant, unable to run, falls on the track and cries in frustration, the other eight contestants, instead of continuing the race, turn back one by one and come to the help of their fallen companion. Perhaps a look at the fallen contestant forces them to ask : “What would I have felt if I had fallen ?” They realize the anguish of the fallen man, and so they know what they have to do. They all join hands and walk to the finishing line. All are awarded gold medals.
II. True Sportsmanship
Today sports events are highly competitive. As the stakes are very high, the sportspersons are trained to be ruthless in their approach. Their only aim is to win at any cost. They conveniently forget that they are also to uphold the tradition of true sportsmanship, which is, being helpful and cooperative. In the poem, the eight contestants forget the dream of winning the race. They come to help a companion who needs to be lifted up and encouraged. Their true sportsmanship is recognized and rewarded.