In the midst of hardship
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The poem describes a group of villagers who spend a day and night braving a terrible flood to search for a lost albino buffalo, enduring soaked clothes, hunger, and injuries. Though they fail in their mission and face extreme discomfort, they remain calm, hopeful, and in high spirits upon their return. The villagers are accustomed to hardship and poverty, having learned to accept life's harsh realities philosophically and live without complaint. The poem conveys the message that life's difficulties can be faced without despair through stoicism and acceptance of one's circumstances.
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In the midst of hardship
- 1. IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP
- 2. SYNOPSIS
- 3. The poem In The Midst of Hardship is about the experience of a group of villagers who go out to search for a lostalbino buffalo.They spend a whole day and night braving a terrible flood , amidst dead animal and floating pieces of bark. In spite of their extreme discomfort and failed mission, They surprisingly remain calm, hopeful and in high spirit.
- 4. The first stanza tells us about the return of a number of villagers in their soaked clothes,hungry ,with scratches on their hands and wounds on their legs.They go straight to the stove as they must be feeling hungry.In spite of their extreme discomfort,they show no signs of despair.
- 5. The second stanza relates what they go through the night and the day before.They brave the terrible flood waters among bloating carcasses and floating tree barks looking for their sons albino buffalo which is never found.
- 6. The third stanza reveals that they are born in poverty. They have more or less accepted their fate and have learnt never to sigh or complain alot in life.They take the harsh realities of life philosophically and go out living life leisurely.VocabularyDespair : losing hopeBrave : to face and fight against.Albino : completely white as a result of a genetic malfunctionHorrendous: frightening and terribleChips: small pieces of woodBarks: the outer covering of a tree
- 7. Themethe poet wishes to put through to us that life, though harsh, can be lived without despair or complaints.Stoicism (an indifference to pleasure or pain) in lifeFamily loveAcceptance of way of life
- 8. SettingThis poem takes place in the morning, in a rural area possibly a village by the riverPersonaThis poem is written in the third person point of view
- 9. Tonethe poet writes in a relaxed,matter of-fact manner.though hardship are expressed,there are no sighs or complaintsMoodsympathise with them and marvel at their calm acceptance of their fate. There is also admiration in their stoic outlook in lifeDismalAcceptance of situation
- 10. Moral Valueto remain happy and hopeful in the midst of hardship and not to sigh and grumble when things dont work out our wayWe should learn to accept problems in life with a positive outlook.We must attempt to face and solve problems.Failure is part of growing up.Do not despair in the face of failure.