Question

What is the summary of if i was the tree

Answer 1

this poem is about untouchability. The feeling of anger and dejectedness is expressed by a young boy who feel that if he had been a tree, he could have birds built it's nest without asking him which caste he was, sun would have been embraced him and his friendship with the leaves and breeze would have been cold and pleasant .

The boy state that if he had been a tree, the rain would not turn it's back because he was an untouchable and the mother earth would not have run to take bath because his roots were touching hers.through this the boy state the attitude of people him and how hurt he was.

he also state that as a tree he would allow

the cows to scratch its skin against the rough surface of the bark and in turn he would get blessing from the thousand god and goddess who were supposed to be residing in the cow stomach

the boy also yearns to be purified in some way or the other States his wish that if he had been a tree he would have been broken into pieces or would have been used for some holy rituals, or would have been used to burn for sinless person or would have been used to carry the body of the dead by touching the shoulder of four men. He calls the four men as "good" because only those people are allowed to carry all the bodies of all the caste people

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Answer 2

Answer:

Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy

SUMMARY:-

The poem "If I was a Tree" places before the readers an age old custom of discrimination practised in India, The poem satirises the idea of defilement and purification. The unasked but implied question in the poem is about the defilement of the mind . The Poem implies that the ones who practise caste system go against God's design. In the different creation of God, there is not a single creature that is considered superior to other creations.

IF I WAS A TREE

It is clear from the poem that the speaker has suffered the bane of discrimination in human society. His statement that if he were a tree, no bird would ask him what caste he was, makes it clear that the speaker is made to feel ashamed of his caste repeatedly. When he states that the shadow of the tree which is formed on the ground when the sunlight falls on it, wouldn't feel defiled, it is clear that people keep him at a distance and do not allow even his shadow to come in their way as he and his shadow are considered impure.

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