Question

to whom is the poem No Men Are foreign addressed and why?​

Answer 1

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'No men are foreign' by James Kirkup, tells us that we should not consider anyone as foreign or 'strange.' This poem is based on the idea that we are the children of the same god father.The Earth is the common property of the mankind.We should give up the outlook of narrow nationalism.We should think that we are the citizens of the world and not a particular country.The poem conveys the theme of universal brotherhood.Humanity is the same all over the world and in harming anyone we are harming ourselves.In destroying another country we are destroying our own Earth.The poem tells us to look upon humanity as unified entity.

The poem is obviously a strong plea for universal brotherhood. It underlines the fact that the people of different countries have same physical, mental & emotional experiences. Their fate is the same. They are in no way different even though they wear different clothes & speak different languages. Nobody should be viewed as stranger & no country foreign. The poet emphasises the futility of hating those who belong to other countries. When we wage war against others, we only defile our own earth. The dust & smoke caused by war weapons pollute the very air we all breathe.

The poet calls upon the people to liberate the world from man-made barriers and parachialism (narrow outlook).

There is much in common between different races of the world.

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