Question

The poem once upon a time is a satire on modern life discuss

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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He also tells his son that the people were not after your money and could look you in the eye and smile real smiles, but now they smile to know someone's financial status. In the poem, the author has incorporated the themes of cultural crisis, selfishness, loss of innocence, and real emotion vs fake expression. However, the main theme of the poem seems to be the 'cultural crisis'.

Explanation:

The poem 'Once upon a time' was written by Gabriel Okara. It is a free verse poem that focuses on a father's viewpoint on cultural change and times past before the incoming Western culture influenced the indigenous African way of life. In the poem, a man (assumed a father) is addressing the son in a nostalgic manner about the things that were used to be. He tells that back then people were more genuine. Speaker (man) would like to do now—return to a restored world—if he can only learn from the youngster. He also tells his son that the people were not after your money and could look you in the eye and smile real smiles, but now they smile to know someone's financial status. In the poem, the author has incorporated the themes of cultural crisis, selfishness, loss of innocence, and real emotion vs fake expression. However, the main theme of the poem seems to be the 'cultural crisis'.

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