Question

what is universal about the theme what can we all learn from the poem 'the cold within'

Answer 1

The poem ‘The Cold Within’ is written

in simple language, but deals with a serious theme. It was written by James Patrick

Kinney at a time when the African American

Civil Rights movement was going on. The poet throws light on how humans

can be painfully discriminatory. He uses the situation of six men caught in

harsh winter conditions, to show what society actually was at that time. While

each of the men had a stick, none of them used it to feed the fire and save themselves

and everyone else as well. Similarly, each individual can contribute to society

in his own way, but no one really does so just because they are full of hatred

towards others. Had the men put in their sticks, the fire would have burnt

longer and they would have survived. However, they gave more importance to

negative ideas and eventually died. If humans continue to discriminate on the basis

of race, ideology, affluence or on any other grounds, mankind will not survive

for long. As the poet says, they will not die because of external factors, but because

of ‘the cold within’ their ownselves.

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