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'Vultures' by Chinua Achebe, 'Night of the Scorpion' by Nissim Ezekiel, 'Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan' by Moniza Alvi, and 'Nothings Changed' - What are the main ideas in the four poems?  

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Essay title: What are the main ideas in the four poems? How do the poets describe experiences and inform us about their poems? Explain how the ideas presented in each of the poems revolve around the notion of the 'difference'. Relate these ideas to your own lives. Sources: * 'Vultures' by Chinua Achebe, * 'Night of the Scorpion' by Nissim Ezekiel * 'Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan' by Moniza Alvi * 'Nothings Changed' The characters in all four poems may all be different their situation and what they talk about but they are all similar as they all give the reader their opinion of as to how they see the world through their eyes and their beliefs. They question and reflect about their surrounds trying to make sense of what is happening and whether this is what life is like or is this something that will change. 'Nothings Changed' is about a young man who returns...

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