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Compare the way in which the poet presents the people in ‘Night of the Scorpion’ and ‘Presents from my Aunt in Pakistan’
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Compare the way in which the poet presents the people in 'Night of the Scorpion' and 'Presents from my Aunt in Pakistan'. We live in a world of many cultures and each has it is own way of communicating and two very different poems reflect this. In order to compare and contrast the traditions which have become apparent within the poems; 'Night of the Scorpion' by Nissim Ezekiel and 'Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan' by Moniza Alvi, further analysis must take place. With retrospect of the poem 'Night of the Scorpion', the content explains the reactions of the villagers and surroundings to an incident whereby the poet's mother was "stung by a scorpion". It is evident through comparison of the second poem; 'Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan', differences between cultures and traditions produce diverse reactions. A prime example of this is visible as Moniza Alvi feels "an alien in...
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