Here only the time and space were different. The poet echoes that this violent streak in man is universal. Similar instances of persecution were endured by the Jews. People transcend to primitivism as they behave like savages. The line may also signify that white men go about killing their own children without any distinction as they are caught up in the frenzy. The metaphor of a white child hacked in bed is utilized to exemplify the viewpoint of the West feigning innocence. Scholars seize this opportunity to voice forth their educated opinion. The principles of colonial policies are justified based on statistics, where humans are also reduced to statistics in the process. “Waste no compassion on these separate dead!” One must concentrate more on the living than the dead
The past has to be forgone, for the healthy growth of the present.
The worm, the ultimate emblem of stagnation and decay cries not to waste invaluable time on the dead. There is the juxtaposition of the bizarre against something divine, as image emerges of corpses scattered through a paradise. That is, birth takes place on a stage were Death was enacted and re-enacted. The population of Kikuyu tribesmen steadily increases, on the soil drenched in the blood of the victims of colonialization. The rough winds ruffle the yellowish-brown crusty surface of Africa. He asserts: “You can’t be a poet and believe in the division of man.” Though he adores the African heritage, he also welcomes the Western stance. Walcott represents a fusion of both the cultures. They are divided in their loyalty to their African ancestry and wider horizons of Western outlook. The slave system also played a significant part in this division of the identity of the native. Therefore, the aborigines of these islands were caught between two worlds-the cultures of Europe and Africa. The West Indies is endowed with a composite culture encompassing mixed population thanks to its geographical position and the indelible impact of colonialisation.
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