http://www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/anthology/differentcultures.htm#limbo
Read it carefully.
Make some bullet point notes on it for revision puposes.
Task
Given what you have read, which of the other poems in cluster one most closely relate to the poem 'Limbo'?
You could make connections between the poems thematically or stylistically...or both!
Try to come up with original ideas but later postings may agree or disagree with previous ones providing that they state their reasons.
I think 'Limbo' relates well with 'Nothings Changed' because they both have themes of discrimination in the form of slavery in 'Limbo' and racial segregation in 'Nothing's Changed'.
ReplyDeleteI think 'Limbo' closely relates to the poem 'Nothings Changed' mostly because of the cultural journey discussed within both poems; in 'Limbo', the metaphor of the limbo dance reflects the slaver ships, though this expresses how the poets' culture has 'integrated' these experiences as we can see in the limbo dance; a re-enactment of these events, forever imprinted as a cultural memory, going from slaves into the modern day.
ReplyDeleteThis reflects 'Nothings Changed' as we can clearly see that despite the poem being set post-apartheid, where the south African areas were divided up and 'labelled' because of skin colour, the effects of apartheid are still felt; despite district 6 now free from being a 'whites only' area, the effects of the segregation are still felt as the white people live in splendor and riches while the other ethnic groups still live in conditions akin to slums, as we are told in the description of the working man's cafe, 'plastic table tops' and 'wipe your fingers on your jeans'.
Both poems show that the memories of the cultures in their poets' cultural pasts are still recognised and showed; the 'Limbo' poem relives the memory through dance, whereas the 'Nothings Changed' poem shows continued discrimination and segregation, a cultural imprint due to the old apartheid regiment.
In my opinion Limbo relates well to 'Island Man' in both there is a invisble line seperating someone from there dream. Whether that be a dream of an equal society or hopeing to escape from society.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Limbo can be compared to nothing’s changed most easily.
ReplyDeleteMy reasons for this are;
Nothings changed tell of racial segregation within a community that is supposed to have had "change", and takes place in a community were racism has supposedly stopped.
While limbo tells of the journey into slavery.
The two poems can be told together to show an accurate description of the "life" journey of slavery, from the beginning.
Limbo can relate to Nothing's Changed. This is because of the racial theme in both poems and the idea of people being abused or discriminated for the colour of their skin.
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ReplyDeleteThe analyzation of a poem is one thing; though to compare it with a another is, in it own right, a delicate story.
ReplyDeletePersonally, Juxtaposing "Limbo" to "This Room" seems much more feasible. Whilst Limbo, in some retrospect, still reflects the zeitgeist of this day and age (one's struggle for recognition; how one must limbo through life, just as slaves did before them; as ignoramuses still discriminate, may it be intentionally or otherwise, based solely on outer appearances!)
It angers me to witness such vile representations of the human nature (though I am also feel with regret at the mere thought of not having learnt from previous errors! i.e: the Monstrosity which was slavery...) Though there seem to be hope for humans, as "This Room" revives the world to the verisimilitude of the human nature; to fight for what is right and try (as we might) preserve the little decency we have left 'in search of space, light' and freedom...
limbo can relate to island man because of the feeling of loss of identity
ReplyDeleteI think Limbo can be seen as similar in certain themes to Island Man. Perhaps the most evident of these themes is a loss of identity. This links into the ambiguous double meaning of the word "Limbo". It can mean not only a traditional dance that originated from times of slavery, but also a place that Roman Catholics believe is a place that the souls of those between heaven and hell lie. This has connections with Island Man because the man in the poem is between his Caribbean homeland and his current situation in London. The man does not feel he belongs where he is.
ReplyDeleteLimbo relates maturely to Island Man as both poems empathize the theme of lost identity.
ReplyDeleteI think 'Limbo' relates to the poem 'Island Man' as they both symbolise loss of identity and independence. Not only does Limbo express the feeling of segregation and racism, it also has the mutual feeling of centred confusion on were he stands between somewhat 'heaven and hell', as many religious/non religious people possibly beleive. Island man also compares to this, as the imagery used shows that the man wants to go back to his Carribean hometown, but his body and soul are stuck in the city of London...were he doesnt want to be. The man feels he doesnt belong there, therefore he is stuck between two homes, which can connote to 'heaven and hell' as perceived in 'Limbo'.
ReplyDeleteLauren again...-.-
ReplyDeletei think that limbo relates to the poem nothings changed because in both the poems there is a racial theme, and a people are being treated differenlty because of the colour of there skin!
ReplyDeleteLimbo is a poem about loss of identity and a longing to feel in a way accepted?
ReplyDeletesimmilarly, the poem Island Man conveys and potrays this message.