2010年9月29日 星期三

How Effective is the Poem's Title?

How effective is the poem’s title “Hounded by the World” conveying the author’s theme or point of view. Although it may see abstruse at the first glance of it, the meaning of it begins to show after reading the poem for a couple of times.
In the poem, the author is indeed hounded by the world that she disagrees with conventional beliefs that the only beauty is thing that can be seen such as material goods and wealth. She argues that her mind and knowledge are more important compared to possessions. I guess she is reflecting the time where women aren’t really allowed to gain knowledge as man because the world, or society, doesn’t allow it. In her background story, she described the time where she wanted to dress up like a male in order to enter the University of Mexico. However, being hounded and limited by the world, she can only self-study in her grandparent’s library. With strong puritan beliefs, she thinks it’s a waste of time to pursue material possession and wealth. Instead, she thinks the real treasure already lies in people’s mind where knowledge and imagination are true beauty. In conclusion, the author is hounded by the world that she is limited by conventional beliefs that material possessions and wealth are important. It's quite a bit different then what i define as "world". My world's meaning is broader and literally means reality

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