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Comparing Ogun to Charlotte O'Neil's Song The aim of this essay is to explore the two poems Ogun and Charlotte O'Neil's song. In the poem Ogun the poet Edward Kamau Brathwaite tells the reader about an uncle who makes hand made furniture. The uncle has many ailments but is still a very skilled wood worker. The poem shows a lot of admiration towards the uncle and anger at the way the world has stopped buying his furniture in favour of cheaper lower quality goods, thus making the uncle almost unemployed, forcing him to be poor so that he can not have his illnesses cured. The poet creates an image of pity for the terrible effects the neglect and poverty has had on his uncle. The poem gives the impression that although the poet and reader feels or should feel sympathy towards the uncle, they can not really do anything about it, causing...

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