Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Refugee Blues


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2. Where do the narrator and his companion want to go? Why are they unable to do so?

The narrator and his companion want to go to a safe place to live as they were sent out of their country. They are unable to do so because they are not allowed to enter any country.

3. Why did the consul bang on the table? Why was he angry?

The consul banged on the table because the narrator and his companion were attempting to enter the country. He was angry as they did not have any passports.

4. What was the refugee offered by the committee and what did they ask him? What was his reaction?

The refugee was offered a chair by the committee. They asked him to come next year. The refugee reacted by saying where should they go on that day.

5. What did the narrator see at the harbor?

The narrator saw fish swimming at the harbor. The refugee saw singing birds in the woods.

6. What did the refugee see in his dream?

The refugee saw a building with a thousand floors. It has a thousand windows and a thousand doors. Sadly, none of them were theirs.

7. Who is looking for the refugees?

Ten thousand soldiers are looking for the refugees.

8. What is the setting of the poem?

The setting of the poem dates back to the second world war. Jews were driven out of Nazi Germany. Millions of Jews fled seeking refugee around the world. No country was ready to accept them.

9. The poem talks about human rights violations suffered by a pair of German-Jewish people during the second world war. What are the difficulties that they faced?

The right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture are basic human rights.

The pair of German Jewish people were homeless. They had no place. They did not have basic facilities. They were hunted by the German army and nobody gave them shelter. These were the difficulties faced by them.

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