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Compare the brief encounters between two ‘culture clashes’ in ‘An Old Woman’ by Arun Kolatkur and ‘Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes’ by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
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Compare the brief encounters between two 'culture clashes' in 'An Old Woman' by Arun Kolatkur and 'Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes' by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Though similar in subject matter: both poets relating a brief encounter exposing a clash of cultures they are executed in different ways. The first few lines of the poem 'An old Woman' introduce us to an anecdotal tone and narrative concept, in order to create a sense of story telling the style draws us in and is very personal. In writing by refering in the second person; 'she grabs hold of your sleeve', 'she tightens her grip', 'she won't let you go' intensifies the subject and makes the encounter very personal and urgent. By stereotyping 'you know how old women are' Arun Kolatkur invites us into his confidence having identified himself with the reader he shares with us his journey...
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