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Out, Out By Adewale Maja-Pearce: A Literary Analysis

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The question of what is the value of human life has been discussed for thousands and many civilizations, and everyone has a different view. The question has been discussed in two pieces “Out, out” by Robert Frost and “Veronica” by Adewale Maja-Pearce.

In “Out, out” it is conveyed to us that objects that seem not to be alive can be personified to be alive “the saw snarled and rattled”, the verbs “snarled and rattled” convey to us that life is not limited to only humans and animals, but seemingly inanimate objects can become alive, this idea de-values the value of human life. Whereas in “Veronica” life seems to be limited to humans and not to lifeless objects. This appears that Maja-Pearce appears to value human life more Frost.

In “Out, out” it is revealed to us that life is something that can be spilt and taken back up again, “The life from spilling”. The present particle “spilling” tells the reader that Frost thinks that life is something that can be spilt and picked up almost, that it is similar to a common noun. However in Veronica the stream could be a simile or interpreted as life, “I watched the flow of the stream”. The verb flow conveys to the reader that life will keep on going if one person dies, but it can be spilt, like in the view of Frost in “Out, out”. …show more content…

The verb envy conveys the point that in the culture of African villages women do not have the same opportunities as men, and a worse life, this then comes across as them valuing women less than men. Although in “Out, out” it is not clear which gender is valued more, but it is clear that both genders work to at around the same age so they seem to be valued the

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