In the poem Night of the scorpion what had made the father act irritationally?
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It is quite true in the poem 'Night of the Scorpion,' the poet's father is symbolic of India's ambivalence. India is a country of paradoxes. Both the extremes are found here in all areas of life. Similarly, there was a marked difference between villagers’ reaction and that of the father to the mother’s scorpion bite.
The father was earnestly trying each and everything to relieve his wife of the pain. He had already tried every possible remedy and antidote against the scorpion bite but to no avail. So he also called the holy-man thinking he might cure the mother in pain. He even poured a little paraffin oil and lit a flame on the sting to kill the effect of the poison.
The villages reacted unscientifically to the scorpion bite. They gave their own superstitious, philosophical and religious interpretations for the incident. They believed the scorpion bite was universe’s plan to cure the mother of her previous birth sins. They believed it will purify her flesh and soul. They did nothing except philosophizing or lecturing. They just sat around the writhing mother and gave their opinions.
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The villagers did not do anything to help the mother. They reacted unscientifically to the scorpion bite. They gave their own superstitious, philosophical and religious interpretations for the incident. ... However, the poet's father did everything he could to get the mother out of trouble.