Question

The word 'elegant' has been used twice the rich couple (line 8 & 9). What do you think it suggests?

Answer 1

The poem Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes by Lawrence Ferlinghetti portrays four men in downtown San Francisco trapped in the traffic light–two are trash collectors and two are an elegant Mercedes pair. The poem refers to the contrast between these people and the difference between rich and poor, also in the United States that is supposed to be a "democracy.' The word "Beautiful Men," which was first used to describe the counter-cultural values of the 1960s, is perhaps ironic. The poem asks whether America could be represented as a Russian scam in light of the wealth inequalities between those rich and poor.

Explanation:

• The word elegant that is used in the 9the line refers to the couple as elegant. The two of them are described as elegant in the "open" Mercedes. They are members of the bourgeoisie, the class which owns production means. They have controlled much of the resources of society by underpaid (exploiting) workers like waste men. The "elegant" couple are sleek and stylishly dressed in expensive clothes. They are "odourless." They are on the way to visit their architect.
• The poet uses repetition in the lines and 8 and 9 (elegant) to alert us to his irony/sarcasm. He repeats “elegant” to emphasise the rich couple's vanity; the fact that the couple think they think they are so elegant. The writer uses elegant to be sarcastic about the couple seeing themselves as beautiful people and also mocks the idea that this couple see themselves as a superior race

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