What does the poet say about the world of children living in a slum ? (An elementary school classroom in a slum)
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The poet wants that the children of the slums should get rid of their dismal lives. They should be educated and brought out from their ugly surroundings. He feels that it is the responsibility of the affluent classes to free these poor children from the life of hunger and misery.
The poet Stephen Spender is sad and concerned about the children living in slums; he feels their actual world is miserable with the squalor of slums all around, polluted sky, dark and foggy future.
According to the poet, their lives can only be changed if the governor, the teacher, the inspector, the visitor, and the people do more to help them. Mere paltry donations won't solve their problems of poverty, illiteracy, and backwardness. The rich people and the government will have to do more for them. Before providing them education, their basic needs must be fulfilled.