What are the slum children deprived of? What are their inquisitive eyes searching for? (from the poem 'An Elementary school classroom in a slum')
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The children of a slum school present a pathetic & miserable picture. Sitting in their classroom in a slum area they are far away from the strong blowing waves which are a symbol of a world full of freedom & natural beauty. They have pale lifeless faces (pallor) & not the bubbly childhood freshness on their faces. They are like rootless, wild plants (uprooted, unwanted weeds). They have no permanent homes/shelter or security like rootless plants. Waves are strong – It shows that the waves are full of freedom & beauty.
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The slum children are deprived of a future, their sordid lives and perpetual state of penury bars them from having a fair chance at life. Their eyes look out of the window and look at a future already mapped out for them, a foggy vision of a narrow street sealed in with a leaden sky that reeks of despair.
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