what are young trees described as sprinting in poem my mother at sixty six ?
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The rapidly sprinting trees alongside the merrily playing children symbolize
- life,
- youth
- vitality.
The poet here is reminded of her own childhood when her mother had been young whereas now she is encircled with the fear of losing her and that has made her insecure.
The young trees are sprinting, it shows that they are young and energetic, on the other hand poetess' mother is old and feeble.
Kamala Das' My Mother at Sixty six is an emotional prom where the poetess is worried about her mother's growing age. She expresses her feelings and love towards her mother.
Kamala Das met her mother and while going to the airport Kamala Das and her mother sat in the car and the poetess observes her mother. After observing her mother she felt very bad about the growing age of her mother as she became too old and weak. Her mother's physical condition becomes deteriorating and the poetess becomes so sad about the same.
Kamala Das looks outside the car just to distract herself from the thoughts of her ageing mother. She looks sprinting trees which are running behind so fast. The sprinting tress symbolise the truth and harsh reality of life. It shows that we are also running towards old age. the strength and beauty of young age become transferred into full and passivity of old age. The young trees reminding the poetess early days of her mother at the same time her mother's present condition.
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