Thematic Study of the Poem : You Laughed and Laughed and Laughed

Thematic Study of the Poem:

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                        Today I'm going to write about Thinking Activity task given by Yesha Bhatt ma'am. So I'll going to write about the theme of the poem You Laughed Laughed and Laughed.

Racism:-

The poet mainly focuses on the theme racism faced by the people in Africa and also brought out the problems and suffering faced by black, created by white, they did not understand the feeling of black people who suffered with pain given by white. The entry of European language paved way to the white people to enter Africa and the try to make African’s as their slave.

The white people laughed at black natives for whatever things they do. They sing song which brought out the pain, emotion of the people was not understood by the white people, its sounds them as misfiring and choking of car which has stopped. The sound of song was harsh, and it was criticized and laughed by white.

 

               “In your ears my song

                Is motor car misfiring

                Stopping with a choking cough

                And you laughed and laughed- 

               and laughed (lines no: 1-4)

The natives are not stylish are modern when compared to white people, they have a clumsy figure. They were mocked for their walk and it was said has an ‘Ante natal ‘which is an immature man’s walk. The clumsy figure was overwhelmed by the extraordinary power which they gained naturally, that was not noticed by white and laughed for their appearance.

             “In your eyes my ante –

             Natal walk was inhuman, passing              

             Your ‘omnivorous understanding”

             (line no:6-7)

Again, they were teased for their mad furious dance along with heavy beating of drums, which was considering to be a traditional and cultural rituals. The drum beaten in curious and wild way which made them to look as if barbarians. The sound which produce, reveals the mood of the people of native. the sound produces by drum made them to dance which brought out the inner feeling of the black people. The white people shut their eyes and ears which was considered to be a clumsy one and laughed at them.

           

            “You laughed at my dance 

             You laughed at my inside

             You laughed and laughed

             and laughed" (line no:18-20)

The white people did not treat the natives as a ordinary human they did not understand the inner feeling of native and dominate by their appearance, colour and their actions. Black natives were laughed by the white people.