In London Town by Mary E Coleridge Summary
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Summary of ''In London Town'' by Mary E Coleridge
A bird of paradise, with blue wings and an emerald crest, flew over the roofs of houses in London. All the children clapped their hands in joy and cried out in unison, “How nice!”. The bird’s body was red like ruby and eyes burning gold. The first stanza represents the innocence of the children and how young children look for the positive side of things. It also describes how the younger generation is excited and happy at the sight of a beautiful being and do not wish to harm it.
The second and third stanzas depict how shallow and disgusting the thinking of the grown-ups is. They pity the fact that the bird is not dead yet for it could have been sold if it was. One self-acclaimed brave person takes a loaded gun and shoots the bird dead from the sky, and the crowd watches along as it drops lifeless to the ground.
The last two stanzas wonderfully depict the apathy of the older generation as they stare at the fallen bird and realize that it was not as beautiful as they had perceived it to be. They shrug it off and dismiss their perceptions and throw the dead bird into the river and move on, as the children weep for the fallen bird.